add fuel to the flame(s)

To do or say something to make an argument, problem, or bad situation worse; to further incense an already angry person or group of people. The debate was going poorly for the senatorial candidate, and his strikingly uncouth comments simply added fuel to the flames. Revelations of the CEO's massive retirement package added fuel to the flame for consumers already furious over the company's dubious financial dealings.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Carmen	KAHR-men (Spanish), KAHR-mən (English)	Spanish, English, Italian, Romanian
Letizia	le-TEE-tsyah	Italian
PaŬLo	POW-lo	Esperanto
India	IN-dee-ə	English
'Asenat	-	Biblical Hebrew
Adebowale	-	Western African, Yoruba