Meaning of the word "add insult to injury" in English
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add insult to injury
US /æd ˈɪnsʌlt tu ˈɪndʒəri/
UK /æd ˈɪnsʌlt tu ˈɪndʒəri/
Idiom
1.
to make a bad situation worse by doing something else that is unpleasant or offensive
Example:
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First, they lost the game, and then to add insult to injury, their star player got injured.
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They cancelled my flight, and to add insult to injury, they lost my luggage.
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