help matters
idiom
: to make a situation better
—usually used in negative statements
It didn't exactly help matters when he accused her of lying!
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Casemiro is another high earner whose exit would help matters, while Antony has attracted loan interest.
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
The fact that its eyes frequently appear to dart side-to-side and drift off-focus doesn’t help matters, either.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025
That would probably help matters, but only to a point.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
Her heavy consumption of alcohol didn’t help matters.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
The fact that its eyes frequently appear to dart side-to-side and drift off-focus doesn’t help matters, either.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025
That would probably help matters, but only to a point.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
Her heavy consumption of alcohol didn’t help matters.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for help matters
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“Help matters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/help%20matters. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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