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/Sounds like "eh" (as in "egg") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "nyah" (as in "Nyan") + "AHL" (as in "art") + "FWEH" + "goh" (as in "go")/

Meaning

To pour fuel on the fire: to make an already tense situation worse by adding comments or actions that escalate the conflict instead of calming it down. The person who always makes things worse when they intervene, used across the entire Spanish-speaking world.

Examples

Don't pour fuel on the fire, they are already at each other's throats.

His comment fanned the flames and the argument completely got out of hand.

Regional synonyms

To go out partying, hit bars and clubs and have a great time with friends in Chile. Carretear is the sacred weekend verb, that nighttime ritual that starts with a 'previo' and ends at sunrise.