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 Fudge Family.Fuga ad Salices (A). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Fuel.
 
Adding fuel to fire. Saying or doing something to increase the anger of a person already angry. The French say, “pouring oil on fire.”   1
 


 Fudge Family.Fuga ad Salices (A). 

 
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