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!

Examples of help matters in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Of course, the fact that the biggest music promoter and ticketing service is one single, giant company that has a lot of control over how tickets are bought and sold definitely doesn’t help matters. —Whizy Kim, Vox, 23 May 2024

Alec Burks’ 44-second cameo in Game 2 doesn’t help matters, either. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024

Putting his name in the title doesn’t help matters either, suggesting a self-seriousness and pride of authorship that haven’t been earned. —Will Leitch, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024

Costume designer Kaye Voyce doesn’t help matters with modern outfits that exaggerate personality characteristics at the expense of subtler individuality. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024