Meaning of add fuel to the fire In English

• 0 to make an argument or bad situation worse:

  • The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really added fuel to the fire.

• 1 to make a bad situation worse:

  • The President said he wouldn’t add fuel to the fire by commenting without knowing all the facts.

  • I was late and, to add insult to injury, forgot my keys.