Word of the day Gnaw: add fuel to the fire

Word of the day

Gnaw: (pp gnawed or gnawn) roer, morder, corroer, atormentar, inquietar, consumir

Synonyms: bite (at), corrode, erode, fret, eat, nibble

“The dog was gnawing a bone.”

“He nervously gnawed on his fingernails.”

“Rabbits have gnawed at the hedge.”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

 

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add fuel to the fire: fazer uma situação ruim ficar ainda pior (compare com: "por mais lenha na fogueira"

“ If Mary is sad, don't say a word. You'll just be adding fuel to the fire” 

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