火に油を注ぐ

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
あぶら
Grade: 3
そそ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Literally “to put oil in a fire”.

Idiom

()(あぶら)(そそ) • (hi ni abura o sosogu) 

  1. to add fuel to the fire
    Synonyms: 油を注ぐ (abura o sosogu), 火に油 (hi ni abura)

Conjugation

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