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. 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 See All Example Sentences for make matters worse

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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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