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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.

See also: add

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inquire into
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ins and outs
ins and outs of
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intent
intent on
interesting
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into the bargain
into the pot
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