complicate matters

idiom

: to make a situation more complicated

To (further) complicate matters, they both have the same name.

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To complicate matters further, response rates to the household and business surveys that monthly job reports are based on declined significantly when the pandemic began and have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, according to BLS response rate data. —

Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024 To further complicate matters, the USOPC also purchased its own tickets and hospitality with the firm. —

Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2024 Jurisdictional limitations further complicate matters, especially when fraudsters operate from outside U.S. borders. —

Hitesh Dev, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 Shortages of diagnostic test kits and medicines, among other challenges, further complicate matters. —

Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for complicate matters

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