olajat önt a tűzre

Hungarian

Etymology

Literally: "to pour oil on the fire": olaj (“oil”) + -at (“accusative suffix”) + önt (“to pour”) + a (“the”) + tűz (“fire”) + -re (“on”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈolɒjɒtøntɒˈtyːzrɛ]

Verb

olajat önt a tűzre

  1. (idiomatic) to add fuel to the fire (to worsen an already bad situation)
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