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throw gas on the fire

throw gas on the fire verb: synonym of add fuel to the fire.

Verb

throw gas on the fire (third-person singular simple present throws gas on the fire, present participle throwing gas on the fire, simple past threw gas on the fire, past participle thrown gas on the fire)

  1. Synonym of add fuel to the fire.
    • If you let your emotions get the better of you and you respond in kind to the irritated customer, you'll just throw gas on the fire. You may win the argument, but you will almost certainly lose the customer.2005, Ski Area Management, Beardsley Publishing Corporation, page 36
    • Keeping transactions together is about managing everyone's expectations and being a person who does not throw gas on the fire.2010, Gary Keller, Dave Jenks, Jay Papasan, Shift: How Top Real Estate Agents Tackle Tough Times, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 248

Examples of throw gas on the fire in a sentence

  • Do not throw gas on the fire by showing a child lots of negative images.2014, Bill Hoatson, Professor Johnson Unhinged: Lectures on Teaching and Parenting, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 112:
  • We teach our local law enforcement people to defuse situations which may arise, not to throw gas on the fire.2015, Committee on Natural Resources, Threats, Intimidation and Bullying by Federal Land Managing Agencies, Part II, Oversight Hrg. 113-82...

Synonyms of throw gas on the fire

Forms of throw gas on the fire

third-person singular presentthrows gas on the fire
present participlethrowing gas on the fire
pastthrew gas on the fire
past participlethrown gas on the fire

Questions about throw gas on the fire

What does throw gas on the fire mean?
Throw gas on the fire means synonym of add fuel to the fire.
How do you use throw gas on the fire in a sentence?
Do not throw gas on the fire by showing a child lots of negative images.
What part of speech is throw gas on the fire?
Throw gas on the fire is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw gas on the fire?
The past tense of throw gas on the fire is threw gas on the fire.

Words near throw gas on the fire in the dictionary

  1. throw dust in someone's eyes
  2. throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick
  3. throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick
  4. throw everything at the wall and see what sticks
  5. throw for a loop
  6. throw gas on the fire
  7. throw gasoline on the fire
  8. throw good money after bad
  9. throw hands
  10. throw in
  11. throw in at the deep end

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