make matters worse
US /meɪk ˈmætərz wɜrs/
UK /meɪk ˈmætərz wɜrs/
1.
memburukkan lagi keadaan, menjadikan keadaan lebih teruk
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 memburukkan lagi keadaan, hujan mula turun dengan lebat sebaik sahaja kami bertolak.
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His rude comments only served to make matters worse during the tense meeting.
Komen kasarnya hanya memburukkan lagi keadaan semasa mesyuarat yang tegang itu.