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Pallett says such prophylactic use of the drugs, though unavoidable, can “add fuel to the fire” by promoting the evolution and spread of genes for drug resistance.

One commentary by CCP mouthpiece People’s Daily said those who “stir up public opinion and add fuel to the flames in order to… gain traffic and make personal gains, should be severely punished”.

Instead of turning down the political flames in this country during his return speech in Butler, Trump decided to add fuel to the fire.

Media analyst Ben Barringer at Quilter Cheviot said the limp results add "fuel to the fire" of fears around the American economic slowdown, which left global stock markets jittery over the weekend.

“It’s just going to add fuel to a fire that may have big, negative consequences for all of us down the line.”