help matters
idiom
: to make a situation better
—usually used in negative statements
It didn't exactly help matters when he accused her of lying!
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Grimes, a capable defender, airing his grievances with his role offensively didn’t help matters, either.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2024
Mao’s personal jabs at the Soviet leadership did not help matters, either.
—Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024
Their name back then — alligator pear — didn’t help matters.
—thehustle.co, 5 Apr. 2024
Of course, the fact that the biggest music promoter and ticketing service is one single, giant company that has a lot of control over how tickets are bought and sold definitely doesn’t help matters.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 23 May 2024
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2024
Mao’s personal jabs at the Soviet leadership did not help matters, either.
—Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024
Their name back then — alligator pear — didn’t help matters.
—thehustle.co, 5 Apr. 2024
Of course, the fact that the biggest music promoter and ticketing service is one single, giant company that has a lot of control over how tickets are bought and sold definitely doesn’t help matters.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 23 May 2024
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“Help matters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/help%20matters. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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