make matters worse

US /meɪk ˈmætərz wɜrs/
UK /meɪk ˈmætərz wɜrs/
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piorar as coisas, agravar a situação

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.
Para piorar as coisas, começou a chover forte assim que saímos.
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His rude comments only served to make matters worse during the tense meeting.
Seus comentários rudes só serviram para piorar as coisas durante a reunião tensa.
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add fuel to the fireaggravate the situationexacerbate the problemcompound the problemworsen the situation
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worsematterfor that matterthe worse for wearsubject matteras a matter of factwhite matter