抱薪救火

bàoxīn-jiùhuǒ

[carry faggots to put out a fire; take oil to extinguish the fire] 抱着柴草救火。 比喻欲除其害, 反助其势

且夫以地事秦, 譬犹抱薪救火, 薪不尽, 火不灭。 --《史记·魏世家》