火に油を注ぐ

ひにあぶらをそそぐ

to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up

Also written 火に油をそそぐ

Meaning

expv5g
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up

Example sentences

今更そんなことを言った日にゃ、火に油を注ぐことになるだけだよ。

For you to come out and say that kind of thing now would just be pouring oil on the fire.
火に油を注ぐだけだ。

It only adds fuel to the fire.