add fuel to the fire;fan the flames; agitate (/inflame) people; egg (/incite) people on to make trouble; incite (/instigate/stir up/foment) trouble; sow dissension and cause trouble; whip up a row ❍ 他极尽挑拨离间、～之能事，以便扩大事态，混水摸鱼。He did his utmost to sow dissension and incite troubles so as to aggravate the situation and fish in troubled waters.
煽风点火
inflaming and agitating people;stirring up trouble
煽风点火
stir up trouble; fan the flames; inflame and agitate people
煽风点火煽（扇）shān fēnɡ diǎn huǒ
比喻煽动和教唆别人干坏事。stir up trouble, whip up a row, incite trouble