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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The helmet and goggles only make matters worse, trapping heat on the head and the eyes.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 21 June 2024
To make matters worse, Jac is getting cast as the villain, leading to her plan falling apart before her very eyes.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
To make matters worse, Brooke (Olga Petsa), the teenager Sam used to nanny, has been reported missing.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 June 2024
To make matters worse, most of Pakistan’s largest cities are less than 100 miles from the Indian border, and the terrain in the most likely corridors of an Indian invasion is difficult to defend.
—Keir A. Lieber, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 21 June 2024
To make matters worse, Jac is getting cast as the villain, leading to her plan falling apart before her very eyes.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
To make matters worse, Brooke (Olga Petsa), the teenager Sam used to nanny, has been reported missing.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 June 2024
To make matters worse, most of Pakistan’s largest cities are less than 100 miles from the Indian border, and the terrain in the most likely corridors of an Indian invasion is difficult to defend.
—Keir A. Lieber, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
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“Make matters worse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20matters%20worse. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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