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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And to add insult to injury all these companies pay executives lavish salaries while demanding struggling residents pony up.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
To add insult to injury, after Miranda’s mother dies (which Carrie, cringily, tries to compare to her computer dying), Carrie refuses to let Aidan come to the funeral with her.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
And to add insult to injury, Jake is sleeping with the big boss’ main girlfriend.
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
To add insult to injury, the debate violated the rule to provide lawmakers with at least 72 hours to review the bill — a standard that is sacrosanct to the right wing after having been jammed for time by Democrats for years.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
To add insult to injury, the notice mailed to water customers is disgraceful for its lack of transparency.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
This version was listed for €5.38, and the listing said 741 bags had been sold.
To add insult to injury, Aileen says that Temu has messaged her several times since her complaint, asking her to join the company’s influencer program, in which people can get paid for promoting Temu on social media.
—TIME, 16 Jan. 2024
Paper, Stone, Scissors To add insult to injury, Kong also seems to have been short-changed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority visitor center.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024
To add insult to injury, the Chiefs provided another crushing punt return.
—Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2023
Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
To add insult to injury, after Miranda’s mother dies (which Carrie, cringily, tries to compare to her computer dying), Carrie refuses to let Aidan come to the funeral with her.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
And to add insult to injury, Jake is sleeping with the big boss’ main girlfriend.
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
To add insult to injury, the debate violated the rule to provide lawmakers with at least 72 hours to review the bill — a standard that is sacrosanct to the right wing after having been jammed for time by Democrats for years.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
To add insult to injury, the notice mailed to water customers is disgraceful for its lack of transparency.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
This version was listed for €5.38, and the listing said 741 bags had been sold.
To add insult to injury, Aileen says that Temu has messaged her several times since her complaint, asking her to join the company’s influencer program, in which people can get paid for promoting Temu on social media.
—TIME, 16 Jan. 2024
Paper, Stone, Scissors To add insult to injury, Kong also seems to have been short-changed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority visitor center.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024
To add insult to injury, the Chiefs provided another crushing punt return.
—Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2023
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