add insult to injury
US /æd ˈɪnsʌlt tu ˈɪndʒəri/
UK /æd ˈɪnsʌlt tu ˈɪndʒəri/
1.
colmo de males, echar sal en la herida
to make a bad situation worse by doing something else that is unpleasant or offensive
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First, they lost the game, and then to add insult to injury, their star player got injured.
Primero, perdieron el partido, y para colmo de males, su jugador estrella se lesionó.
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They cancelled my flight, and to add insult to injury, they lost my luggage.
Cancelaron mi vuelo, y para colmo de males, perdieron mi equipaje.