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

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

A.

To make a bad situation worse

B.

To speak against someone

C.

To fight over trivial thing

D.

To start the conversation

Correct option is A

Option (a) is the correct meaning of the given idiom.
Given Idiom: To add fuel to fire — to do or say something that intensifies an already tense or bad situation, making matters worse. (हिंदी मुहावरा: आग में घी डालना — पहले से बिगड़ी स्थिति को और भड़काना/बदतर करना)
Example: Blaming the workers during the strike only added fuel to the fire.
Other related idioms and their meanings:
· Fan the flames: किसी बुरी/उत्साहित स्थिति को और भड़काना.
· Rub salt in the wound: किसी के दुख/हार को और बढ़ाना.
· Pour oil on troubled waters: (विरुद्धार्थक) तनाव को शांत करना/स्थिति को संभालना.

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