add strength to what is already strong
The Chinese idiom Li è Hu ǒ P ē ngy ó u means that the atmosphere is more heated. A dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 13 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "it's a very happy event to see in the near future. It's really a flourishing event of cooking oil and flowers."
Idiom usage
The atmosphere is much hotter than before! It's like the venue exploded - unprecedented explosion. Flower City, 1981, issue 4
add strength to what is already strong
a mad dog barking at the sun -- in the futility - kuáng quǎn fèi rì
give up the evil and follow the good - shèng cán qù shā
It's not polite to come but not to go - lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě