add insult to injury
idiom
: to do or say something that makes a bad situation even worse for someone
People were forced to work longer hours, and to add insult to injury, the company decided not to give pay raises.
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To add insult to injury, 3Com had about $10 a share in cash!
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
To add insult to injury, Charlotte has won just three home games against FBS competition since 2022.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
And to add insult to injury, after the separation was first announced as something the two could perhaps work out, a divorce filing swiftly followed.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
To add insult to injury, Death Valley as a surface-level alien conspiracy in the Eisenhower era is far less interesting from its onset and deeply unsatisfying, being riddled with inconsistencies at every turn.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
To add insult to injury, Charlotte has won just three home games against FBS competition since 2022.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
And to add insult to injury, after the separation was first announced as something the two could perhaps work out, a divorce filing swiftly followed.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
To add insult to injury, Death Valley as a surface-level alien conspiracy in the Eisenhower era is far less interesting from its onset and deeply unsatisfying, being riddled with inconsistencies at every turn.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Add insult to injury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/add%20insult%20to%20injury. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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