add insult to injury

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add insult to injury — idiom

1. to make a bad situation worse by doing or saying something that hurts or annoys

1.idiom
Definition

to make a bad situation worse by doing or saying something that hurts or annoys the person even more.

Example

The airline lost Carla's luggage, and to add insult to injury, refused to pay any compensation.

He forgot her birthday, and added insult to injury by going out with friends that night.