Question

Choose the option that lists the correct meanings of ‘adding fuel to the fire’.

1. worsen
2. pacify
3. provoke
4. aggravate
5. conciliate

Options

• 1, 3, 5

• 3, 5

• 2, 5

• 1, 3, 4

Answer 1

1, 3, 4

Explanation: 

The idiom “adding fuel to the fire” means to make a situation worse or increase anger and trouble. Therefore, worsen (1), provoke (3), and aggravate (4) are correct.