add insult to injury
idiom
: to do or say something that makes a bad situation even worse for someone
People were forced to work longer hours, and to add insult to injury, the company decided not to give pay raises.
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To add insult to injury, Volple and DJ LeMahieu brought the score to 13-1 after an RBI double and single scored two more, respectively, in the eighth.
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Current concerns also add insult to injury to feelings of stress that women have historically experienced related to the current pay gap that has recently somewhat narrowed, but women continue to earn an average of 85% of what men earn.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Reports of a possible brewing partnership with robotics startup Figure AI, in which UPS would use humanoid robots within its warehousing network, are likely to add insult to injury for the Teamsters.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Apr. 2025
To add insult to injury, the Academy fawned and buzzed over Clint Eastwood (back row, center, left of statue)’s American Sniper, nominating it for six Academy Awards.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Current concerns also add insult to injury to feelings of stress that women have historically experienced related to the current pay gap that has recently somewhat narrowed, but women continue to earn an average of 85% of what men earn.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Reports of a possible brewing partnership with robotics startup Figure AI, in which UPS would use humanoid robots within its warehousing network, are likely to add insult to injury for the Teamsters.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Apr. 2025
To add insult to injury, the Academy fawned and buzzed over Clint Eastwood (back row, center, left of statue)’s American Sniper, nominating it for six Academy Awards.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for add insult to injury
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“Add insult to injury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/add%20insult%20to%20injury. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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