make matters worse
idiom
: to make a situation worse
He laughed at her and then, to make matters worse, he accused her of lying!
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To make matters worse, the Lions will have to prepare for a deep playoff run without two of their top defensive players for the foreseeable future.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The shots wouldn’t fall, the Lakers couldn’t score and, to make matters worse, Davis had turned it over again — the ball simply squirting out of his hands, leading to a Minnesota three.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
To make matters worse, the new plan also includes additional measures that will further burden our drivers and impact prices.
—Zach Miller, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) Bob Hope didn’t so much play characters as variations on the Bob Hope persona, a wisecracking coward with a tendency to get in way over his head then make matters worse for himself.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The shots wouldn’t fall, the Lakers couldn’t score and, to make matters worse, Davis had turned it over again — the ball simply squirting out of his hands, leading to a Minnesota three.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
To make matters worse, the new plan also includes additional measures that will further burden our drivers and impact prices.
—Zach Miller, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) Bob Hope didn’t so much play characters as variations on the Bob Hope persona, a wisecracking coward with a tendency to get in way over his head then make matters worse for himself.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Make matters worse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20matters%20worse. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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