The idiom “pour/add fuel on/to the fire” means to make something worse. I understood the headline but it caused me to raise my eyebrow. It’s almost a mixed meta

The idiom “pour/add fuel on/to the fire” means to make something worse. I understood the headline but it caused me to raise my eyebrow. It’s almost a mixed metaphor? https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/add+fuel+to+the+fire https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/add+fuel+to+the+fire https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pour+fuel+on+the+fire https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pour+fuel+on+the+fire I would have used “turbocharged”, “greatly sped up”, or “significantly accelerated.” If you’re literally adding fuel to a fire to make it burn hotter/faster, the energy density of jet fuel (basically kerosene) isn’t that much greater than gasoline or many other fuels, but I guess it sounds neat. https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/12184/what-are-the-differences-between-fuel-types-comparing-with-vehicles https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/12184/what-are-... https://neutrium.net/properties/specific-energy-and-energy-density-of-fuels/ https://neutrium.net/properties/specific-energy-and-energy-d... If you really want to get a fire going, use liquid oxygen: https://youtu.be/sab2Ltm1WcM https://youtu.be/sab2Ltm1WcM