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, Duke plans on asking for a series of small increases in the future.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
To add insult to injury, the CPB added another category of goods into the 39% bracket: gold bars—another Swiss export staple.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2025
The exertions of Krypto, his loyal but reckless dog, only add insult to injury.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 July 2025
To add insult to injury, the entire city — as well as the northern part of the U.S. — is turned into an arctic tundra by some gnarly post-global warming weather.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 3 July 2025
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
To add insult to injury, the CPB added another category of goods into the 39% bracket: gold bars—another Swiss export staple.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2025
The exertions of Krypto, his loyal but reckless dog, only add insult to injury.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 July 2025
To add insult to injury, the entire city — as well as the northern part of the U.S. — is turned into an arctic tundra by some gnarly post-global warming weather.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 3 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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