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    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Add fuel to the fire
    Question

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
    Add fuel to the fire

    A.

    Encourage someone to do right

    B.

    Add wrong ingredients

    C.

    To abuse someone

    D.

    Worsen an already bad situation

    Correct option is D

    Option (d) is the correct meaning of the given idiom.
    Idiom – Add fuel to the fire: It means to make a bad situation even worse or to increase anger, tension, or conflict that already exists. (जलती आग में घी डालना)
    Example: When he blamed her for everything during the argument, he was just adding fuel to the fire.
    Other related idioms and their meanings:
    · Add insult to injury – To make a bad situation worse by saying or doing something else
    · Rub salt in the wound – To make someone feel even worse about something
    · Stir the pot – To create drama or provoke trouble

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