Winter Phrases and Idioms - English Vocabulary in Context
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The Snowball Effect
Add fuel to a metaphorical fire is just giving it reason to be even more intense usually fire represents passion in this case it's usually anger so it's a negative passion. To add fuel to the fire to make a situation seem worse will make someone feel more angry now talking about things growing our next phrase is the snowball effect a snowball effect when we talk about something becoming greater becoming bigger than it was when it started. When it comes to trends there's not a snowball's chance in hell now i'm ever going to be one of those social media people who does every trend because it's just not me i just don't have the time.
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