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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Dialing back the merchandise assortment last year didn’t help matters much.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit didn’t help matters in its recent decision in Foote v. Ludlow School Committee, which turned away a constitutional challenge by outraged ...
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 4 Mar. 2025
Monday’s rain didn’t help matters, however, as most players got only one plate appearance before the game was canceled after two innings.
—Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Of course, the fact that the biggest music promoter and ticketing service is one single, giant company that has a lot of control over how tickets are bought and sold definitely doesn’t help matters.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 12 Feb. 2025
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Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit didn’t help matters in its recent decision in Foote v. Ludlow School Committee, which turned away a constitutional challenge by outraged ...
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 4 Mar. 2025
Monday’s rain didn’t help matters, however, as most players got only one plate appearance before the game was canceled after two innings.
—Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Of course, the fact that the biggest music promoter and ticketing service is one single, giant company that has a lot of control over how tickets are bought and sold definitely doesn’t help matters.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Help matters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/help%20matters. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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