add insult to injury

idiom
UK: /ˌæd ˈɪnsʌlt tə ˈɪndʒəri/
US: /ˌæd ˈɪnsʌlt tə ˈɪndʒəri/

  1. To make a bad situation even worse.

    1. They lost the game, and to add insult to injury, it started raining. [ ] [ ]
    2. First he crashed my car, and then to add insult to injury, he laughed about it. [ ] [ ]

  2. To further harm someone who has already been hurt or offended.

    1. I was already late, and to add insult to injury, I spilled coffee on my shirt. [ ] [ ]
    2. She rejected his proposal, and to add insult to injury, she started dating his best friend. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

make matters worse

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "add insult to injury" in English means: To make a bad situation even worse., To further harm someone who has already been hurt or offended..

The phonetic transcription of "add insult to injury" is /ˌæd ˈɪnsʌlt tə ˈɪndʒəri/ in British English and /ˌæd ˈɪnsʌlt tə ˈɪndʒəri/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "add insult to injury": make matters worse.

Example usage of "add insult to injury": "They lost the game, and to add insult to injury, it started raining.". More examples on the page.