pour gasoline on the fire
pour gasoline on the fire · pours gasoline on the fire · poured gasoline on the fire · pouring gasoline on the fire
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Synonym of add fuel to the fireSynonym of add fuel to the fire.
» Tom poured oil on the fire.
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1 senses(idiomatic)Synonym of add fuel to the fire.
Examples
6 sentencesTom poured oil on the fire.
It was like pouring gasoline on a fire.
deEs war so, als gösse einer Benzin ins Feuer. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do not pour oil on the fire.
You are just pouring oil on the fire.
Benedito poured water on the fire to extinguish it.
Forms
pours gasoline on the fire, pouring gasoline on the fire, poured gasoline on the fire, poured gasoline on the fire| Base form | pour gasoline on the fire · to pour gasoline on the fire |
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| 3rd person singular | pours gasoline on the fire |
| Present participle | pouring gasoline on the fire |
| Past simple | poured gasoline on the fire |
| Past participle | poured gasoline on the fire |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | pour gasoline on the fire |
| he, she, it | pours gasoline on the fire |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | poured gasoline on the fire |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have poured gasoline on the fire |
| he, she, it | has poured gasoline on the fire |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will pour gasoline on the fire |
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle