addadd ,fuel to the 'fire/'flames1.■do or say sth which makes a difficult situation worse, or makes sb even more angry, etc. 火上浇油:She was already furious and his apologies and excuses only added fuel to the flames. 她本来就怒不可遏，他的道歉和解释只能是火上浇油。add ,insult to 'injury2.■hurt the feelings of, or harm, sb who has already been harmed in some other way 伤害之外又加侮辱；加倍伤害:She forgot to send me an invitation to her party and then added insult to injury by asking to borrow my jacket! 她忘了邀请我参加她的聚会，还要向我借夹克衫，这真是对我加倍的伤害。