blow the coals

blow the coals
(blow the coals (или the fire))
разжигать недовольство, страсть, ревность, вражду и т. п

He's irritated enough now; don't blow the coals too much or we shall have an explosion of anger from him. (DEI) — Сейчас он и так раздражен. Не подливай масла в огонь, а то он совсем взбесится.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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Смотреть что такое "blow the coals" в других словарях:

  • blow the coals — To excite passion, foment strife • • • Main Entry: ↑coal …   Useful english dictionary

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  • fan the flame — Synonyms and related words: aggravate, agitate, alienate, annoy, arouse, awake, awaken, bank, blow the coals, blow up, burn, call forth, call up, come between, conflagrate, disaffect, disunite, divide, enkindle, enrage, estrange, excite, fan, fan …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Excitation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Excitation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 excitation of feeling excitation of feeling Sgm: N 1 mental excitement mental excitement Sgm: N 1 suscitation suscitation galvanism stimulation piquancy provocation inspiration… …   English dictionary for students

  • fire — Synonyms and related words: abandon, afflatus, afire, aflame, aggressiveness, agitate, aim at, air, air dry, alight, anhydrate, animate, animating spirit, animation, animus, annoy, antiaircraft fire, ardency, ardent, ardor, arouse, aroused, atom …   Moby Thesaurus

  • move — Synonyms and related words: accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, acquit, act, acta, action, activate, activity, actuate, actuation, ad hoc measure, admonish, advance, advancing, adventure, advocate, affect, agitate, alteration, anchor …   Moby Thesaurus

  • annoy — Synonyms and related words: abrade, agent provocateur, aggravate, agitate, amplify, arouse, augment, awake, awaken, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, blow the coals, blow up, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, build up, bullyrag, burn …   Moby Thesaurus

  • arouse — Synonyms and related words: aggravate, agitate, alarm, alert, anger, animate, annoy, awake, awaken, bestir, blow the coals, blow up, bring forth, bring out, bring to light, bristle, call forth, call out, call up, chafe, challenge, cry havoc, cry… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • awake — Synonyms and related words: activate, agile, alert, alive, animate, annoy, apprehensive, arouse, aroused, attentive, au courant, awake to, awaken, awaken to, be begotten, be born, be incarnated, blow the coals, blow up, bright, call forth, call… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • awaken — Synonyms and related words: alert, annoy, arouse, awake, awaken to, be begotten, be born, be incarnated, become alive to, become aware of, become conscious of, bestir, blow the coals, blow up, break the spell, burst the bubble, call forth, call… …   Moby Thesaurus


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