add insult to injury

idiom

: to do or say something that makes a bad situation even worse for someone

People were forced to work longer hours, and to add insult to injury, the company decided not to give pay raises.

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To add insult to injury, most people are terrible at making résumés. —

Jacob Jacquet, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 To add insult to injury, customers are… — Marc Benioff (@Benioff) October 17, 2024 Benioff’s comments were the latest attack in what has become a monthslong feud with Microsoft and its AI product. —

Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024 The state seal has a farmer and a sailor on it, and many Maine conservatives feel that removing it would add insult to injury for the state's beleaguered agricultural and fishing industries. —

Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024 To add insult to injury, quarterbacks Baker Mayfield and Joe Flacco have found success elsewhere. —

Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for add insult to injury

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