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add insult to injury

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add insult to injury
to make a bad situation even worse for someone by doing something else to upset them. First of all he arrived an hour late and then, to add insult to injury, he proceeded to complain about my choice of restaurant.
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add insult to injury
to make a bad situation worse. The airline charged me extra for checking in a bike and then added insult to injury by charging me for a box to pack it in.
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This would just add insult to injury and of course we are trying to retain these hospitals in underserved communities,'' said Lark Galloway-Gilliam, executive director of Community Health Councils.
To add insult to injury, it's not often The Advocate has issues on the gay black community, and when it does, it's one of fear.
To add insult to injury, the Israeli sea blockade of Lebanon and its unrelenting bombardment have prevented cleanup efforts.
 
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