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pour oil on troubled waters
vs
throw gasoline on the fire
pour oil on troubled waters
verb
To calm, appease or quieten a person or situation.
throw gasoline on the fire
verb
Synonym of add fuel to the fire.
How often have the words
pour oil on troubled waters
and
throw gasoline on the fire
occurred in a corpus of books?
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Google Ngram Viewer
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