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to add insult to injury

/tə æd ˌɪnˈsʌlt tə ˈɪndʒəri/ /tə æd ˈɪnsʌlt tə ˈɪndʒəri/
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Idiom
  1. 1 üstüne üstlük, yetmezmiş gibi, yaraya tuz basarcasına

Definition (English)

Used to say that something makes a bad situation even worse.

Example Sentences

  1. And to add insult to injury, he laughed at me.
    Yetmezmiş gibi bir de bana güldü.
  2. To add insult to injury, they raised prices.
    Üstüne üstlük fiyatları da artırdılar.

Synonyms

to make matters worseto make things worse

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