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 visuals captured before 1980—which add up to almost 30 percent of all visual observations—are mostly poor-quality, black-and-white images.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
Now neighboring India is threatening to make matters worse.
—Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2025
To make matters worse, Justin Steele, once viewed as the team's ace, suffered a season-ending injury this week.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
To make matters worse, labor costs, tariffs and rising interest rates are pushing many projects off the table.
—Manny Rodriguez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
Now neighboring India is threatening to make matters worse.
—Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2025
To make matters worse, Justin Steele, once viewed as the team's ace, suffered a season-ending injury this week.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
To make matters worse, labor costs, tariffs and rising interest rates are pushing many projects off the table.
—Manny Rodriguez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
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“Make matters worse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20matters%20worse. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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