make matters worse
US /meɪk ˈmætərz wɜrs/
UK /meɪk ˈmætərz wɜrs/

1.
memperburuk keadaan, membuat masalah lebih buruk
to make a bad situation even more unpleasant or difficult
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To make matters worse, it started raining heavily as soon as we left.
Untuk memperburuk keadaan, hujan mulai turun deras begitu kami pergi.
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His rude comments only served to make matters worse during the tense meeting.
Komentar kasarnya hanya memperburuk keadaan selama pertemuan yang tegang itu.