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Add insult to injury

DEFINITION

Make a bad situation worse. Not only have you been injured emotionally or financially but  you’ve been insulted in addition. (Compare to Double whammy.)

“My boss said I was a poor worker and to add insult to injury she said I dress badly too!”

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