- 1. pour gasoline on the fire (third-person singular simple present pours gasoline on the fire, present participle pouring gasoline on the fire, simple past and past participle poured gasoline on the fire) (idiomatic) To worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation. Source: ecdict
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