dolać oliwy do ognia
Appearance
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to add olive oil to the fire”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]dolać oliwy do ognia pf (imperfective dolewać oliwy do ognia)
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to add fuel to the fire (to make matters worse)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of dolać oliwy do ognia: see dolać.
Further reading
[edit]- dolać oliwy do ognia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dolać oliwy do ognia in Polish dictionaries at PWN