feed the fire

verb

Synonym of add fuel to the fire.

Meanings

verbfeed the fire (third-person singular simple present feeds the fire, present participle feeding the fire, simple past and past participle fed the fire)

present singular third person feeds the fire · participle present feeding the fire · participle past fed the fire · past fed the fire

  1. idiomaticSynonym of add fuel to the fire.

    Synonyms: add fuel to the fire

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of add fuel to the fire.

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