Word Meaning 火に油を注ぐ
ひにあぶらをそそぐ
hi ni abura o sosogu
火に油を注ぐ is read as ひにあぶらをそそぐ (hi ni abura o sosogu) and means to add fuel to the fire.
Meaning
English
- to add fuel to the fire
- to make things worse
- to stir things up
Reading
Kana
ひにあぶらをそそぐ
Romaji
hi ni abura o sosogu
Writing Variants
- 火に油をそそぐ ひにあぶらをそそぐ hi ni aburaososogu
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
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2火に油を注ぐだけだ。
It only adds fuel to the fire.
今更そんなことを言った日にゃ、火に油を注ぐことになるだけだよ。
For you to come out and say that kind of thing now would just be pouring oil on the fire.