| Phrase/Idiom | add insult to injury |
|---|---|
| Definition | To add insult to injury means to make a bad situation worse by harming or upsetting someone you have already harmed in some other way. |
| Example | He stole money from me and he added insult to injury by hitting my wife! |
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