dolać oliwy do ognia
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