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add oilTo make extra effort.Rate it:

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add fuel to the fireTo worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation.Rate it:

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add upTo take a sum.Rate it:

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add insult to injuryTo further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation.Rate it:

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add up toTo have a particular effect.Rate it:

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add fuel to fireTo inflame a situation, to make a situation worse.Rate it:

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Add Fuel to the FireTo boost up one’s anger or trouble more with your deeds or words, when he/she is already facing worst situationRate it:

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add onAlternative form of add-onRate it:

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add upTo make sense; to be reasonable or consistent.Rate it:

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add upTo accumulate; to amount to.Rate it:

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add-onsomething that has been or can be added to an existing object or arrangement.Rate it:

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burn the midnight oilTo work studiously, especially late into the night.Rate it:

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pour oil on troubled watersTo calm something or someone who is tenacious or misbehaving.Rate it:

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snake oilSnake oil is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat joint pain.Rate it:

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snake oilA fraudulent, ineffective potion or nostrum; panacea.Rate it:

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snake oilAny product with exaggerated marketing but questionable or unverifiable quality.Rate it:

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crude oilunrefined petroleumRate it:

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oil upto lubricate with oil, to cover or smear with oilRate it:

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burn everything russian except the sources of their energy, coal, natural gas and oil.From an early form of boycott and civil resistance in Ireland with implied relevance in today's world.Rate it:

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Burn the Midnight OilTo work overnight, work or study till late nightRate it:

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Lard-OilAn oil from pork-fat-'LARD' whose viscosity was regulated according to environment in which it was utilized. The oil used in Railroad Switchman's signal-lanterns.Rate it:

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oil and waterTwo things which are incapable of mixing or coexisting harmoniously with each other.Rate it:

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oil burnerA device whose operation causes apparent combustion of lubricating oil.Rate it:

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oil burnerA machine that uses oil as its fuel.Rate it:

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oil burnerA heating device which burns fuel oil; an oil furnace.Rate it:

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oil colourpaintingRate it:

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oil paintingworks of artRate it:

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oil trashAn uncultured, rowdy roughneck employed in the petroleum industry, especially a "white trash" person if used negatively.Rate it:

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Pour Oil on Troubled WatersTo calm down the tense situation, to sooth someone in anger or tensionRate it:

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snake oilA type of 19th century patent medicine sold in the United States that claimed to contain snake fat, supposedly a Native American remedy for various ailments.Rate it:

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the squeaky wheel gets the grease/oilThe most noticeable, or loudest person gets the most attention.Rate it:

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balance the booksTo add up all the debits and credits.Rate it:

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FortnightOilA Specially Refined Lantern-oil for the Switchman's Signal Lanterns used on the Grand Trunk Railroad. 'Topped-Off' Lanterns generally required refilling after a 'fortnight' of duty time. (Conjecture)Rate it:

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gild the lilyadd unnecessary ornamentationRate it:

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peaches to choke cherriesThat doesn't add up, not the same, something is off....Rate it:

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sweet MaryUsed to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics.Rate it:

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take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselvesIf you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999, Rate it:

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throw inTo add something extra free of charge.Rate it:

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what can i sayIndicating that nothing that could be said would add to or improve the situation.Rate it:

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what in tarnationused to add emphasis to "what" when beginning a question.Rate it:

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why on earthUsed to add emphasis to "why" when beginning a question.Rate it:

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fill in the blankA type of question or phrase with one or more words replaced with a blank line, giving the reader the chance to add the missing word(s).Rate it:

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pad outto add something extra to something to make it appear more substantialRate it:

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put onTo record, to add to a record or document.Rate it:

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what in god's nameUsed to add emphasis to "what" when beginning question.Rate it:

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what the devilUsed to add emphasis to "what" when beginning question.Rate it:

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aggiungere esca al fuocoto add fuel to fireRate it:

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poudre de perlimpinpinsnake oilRate it:

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brown powerThe production of electricity made from conventional sources, such as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power.Rate it:

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Cambric TeaPlace one Tsp Sugar, one 1/4 Cup Milk in Mug or Coffee Cup, Add boiling Water to Brim While Stirring: When Temperature of 'Tea' Becomes Drinkable, You 'KIDZ" Drink Your 'Cambric Tea'; B-4 It Gitz KOLD!Rate it:

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