help matters
idiom
: to make a situation better
—usually used in negative statements
It didn't exactly help matters when he accused her of lying!
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That would probably help matters, but only to a point.
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
Her heavy consumption of alcohol didn’t help matters.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Of course, Lisa’s unhinged social-media behavior and habit of (allegedly) leaking upcoming story lines to Bravo fan accounts didn’t help matters, nor did the arrival of lip-licker extraordinaire Diana Jenkins, one of the all-time worst Housewives.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
The film’s self-consciously campy tone don’t help matters much.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
Her heavy consumption of alcohol didn’t help matters.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Of course, Lisa’s unhinged social-media behavior and habit of (allegedly) leaking upcoming story lines to Bravo fan accounts didn’t help matters, nor did the arrival of lip-licker extraordinaire Diana Jenkins, one of the all-time worst Housewives.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
The film’s self-consciously campy tone don’t help matters much.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Help matters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/help%20matters. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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