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Meanings of fan the fire in English

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Usage of fan the fire in English
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Her misdirected praise did nothing but fan the fire beneath my temper.
The Wise Man’s Fear
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And his merciless teasing and flirting only served to fan the fire.
Truths unveiled
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Better to fan the fire which has begun to blaze in the people's heart.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 27: 1577-78
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Lord Vayu had lifted up his hand and a wind had come to fan the fire.
Lord of Light
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He told them to go to the other side, because he wanted to fan the fire.
Story Hour Readers — Book Three
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I did every fucking thing to fan the fire, make sure Laurel Heights went down in flames.
Cold springs
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Ghostly birds, perched on the trees round about in the unhallowed spot, fan the fire with their wings.
A Book of Operas: Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music
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There were enough people around to fan the fire; and he refused to recommend me for a promotion.
Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press
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He cut furiously at the door, while Phil continued to fan the fire toward it with her skirt.
Madge Morton's Secret
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But the Titan did not feel crushed by it; the thunderbolt only served to fan the fire in his breast.
Louisa of Prussia and Her Times: A Historical Novel
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Up, lad, and fan the fire with constant blowing; sweep the hearth clear of wood, and scatter the fine ashes.
The Danish History, Books I-IX
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Rabbis slipped through it in order to fan the fire, and on all sides sentence of death was eagerly demanded.
I.N.R.I.: A prisoner's Story of the Cross
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And the death of his cousin Allan, in the last raid, would surely fan the fire of his hatred against them.
Both Sides the Border: A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower
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The blaze increases as they fan the fire;
The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volume...
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Love had caused her to glow, but it had required this breath of fear to fan the fire into full strength.
The Net
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Some of the older men make lengthy orations shouted into the air, adjuring the wind to blow strongly and so fan the fire.
The Pagan Tribes of Borneo / A Description of Their Physical Mor...
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