make matters worse
idiom
: to make a situation worse
He laughed at her and then, to make matters worse, he accused her of lying!
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To make matters worse, there have been a ton of rumors regarding the Dolphins potentially being huge sellers at the trade deadline.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Bullying, an unwelcoming school climate, biased disciplinary or attendance practices and a lack of a meaningful and culturally relevant curriculum can make matters worse.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
To make matters worse, there was already a shortage of air traffic controllers.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
And to make matters worse, Druse, 95, started experiencing stroke-like symptoms just a week after his wife’s accident.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Bullying, an unwelcoming school climate, biased disciplinary or attendance practices and a lack of a meaningful and culturally relevant curriculum can make matters worse.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
To make matters worse, there was already a shortage of air traffic controllers.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
And to make matters worse, Druse, 95, started experiencing stroke-like symptoms just a week after his wife’s accident.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Make matters worse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20matters%20worse. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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