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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The legend cited that their lifestyles at the time didn't help matters.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Dealers and advisers across the board have confirmed as much (some of them adding that its being a US presidential election year doesn’t help matters).
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
January cold plunge stuns turtles Much chillier-than-normal temperatures along the East Coast in January didn't help matters.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Maryland didn’t help matters by missing nine consecutive shots during that stretch.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Dealers and advisers across the board have confirmed as much (some of them adding that its being a US presidential election year doesn’t help matters).
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
January cold plunge stuns turtles Much chillier-than-normal temperatures along the East Coast in January didn't help matters.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Maryland didn’t help matters by missing nine consecutive shots during that stretch.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Help matters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/help%20matters. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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