pile on the agony

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pile on the agony (British & Australian informal)

to try to get sympathy from other people by making your problems seem worse than they really are (usually in continuous tenses) He was really piling on the agony, saying he was heart-broken and hadn't got anything left to live for.

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The rogue ref copped a two-year jail stretch but German chiefs want to pile on the agony by hitting him in the pocket. Ref in a fix; WORLD OF FOOTBALL by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) But just to pile on the agony, it reminds us - frequently - of the grim statistics. Your LIFE: WE LOVE TELLY! - DRAMA WIRE IN THE BLOOD ITV1, 9pm by The Mirror (London, England) Buchanan struck again in the 67th minute to pile on the agony for the club at the foot of the table. Football: Central sparks; DIVISION 2 by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			piddle around piddle away pie pie in the sky piece piece of cake piece out piece together pierce pierce through piercing scream pig pig out Pig's arse! pigeon piggy in the middle pigs Pigs might fly pike pile pile in pile into pile it high and sell it cheap pile off pile on pile on the agony pile out pile the work on pile up pilfer from pill pillar pillar of strength pillow talk pilot pilot into pilot out of pilot through pin pin against pin back pin back ears pin beneath pin down pin ears back pin faith on pin hopes on pin money pin on pin to pin under			pile formula pile forte Pile foundation pile friction pile hammer pile head pile height pile helmet pile helmet pile hoop pile in pile in pile into pile it high and sell it cheap Pile Jump Pile lighthouse Pile lithium battery pile load test Pile Of Crap Pile of Index Cards Pile of Meat Pile of PCs Pile of Plates pile off pile off pile on pile on pile on pile on pile on pile on the agony pile out pile out pile out pile out pile out pile Pelion on Ossa pile Pelion on Ossa pile penetration Pile plank pile rig pile rig pile ring pile shoe pile shoe pile the work on pile them high and sell it cheap pile them high and sell them cheap pile tolerance pile tower pile tower pile tower pile tower pile up pile up pile up pile up pile up Pile weave pile weight pile-driver

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