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Hiking fuel prices in lean times akin to blowing fire with water in mouth

Price of petroleum products recently hit a historic high. [File, Standard]

Where I come from, we say one cannot blow fire with water in their mouth. One has to swallow first before blowing air, or risk pouring cold water on the nascent flame.

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