Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Add fuel to the fire'. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Add fuel to the fire'.

A. To cook food

B. To calm someone down

C. To extinguish a fire

D. To worsen a situation

Answer: Option D

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It means to make an already bad situation worse.

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