“Add insult to injury”
Definition
To make a bad situation even worse.
Examples
Examples
“He lost the game, and to add insult to injury, he got injured.”
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- What does "Add insult to injury" mean?
- "Add insult to injury" means to make a bad situation even worse..
- How do you use "Add insult to injury" in a sentence?
- Example: "He lost the game, and to add insult to injury, he got injured."
- What is the Russian or Armenian translation of "Add insult to injury"?
- Усугубить и без того плохую ситуацию. / Վատ իրավիճակը ավելի վատացնել։
- Is this idiom formal or informal?
- This idiom is neutral and can be used in most contexts.