VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Add Insult To Injury

Meaning:

  • Compound a defeat with humiliation or mockery
  • Humiliate someone in addition to doing damage to him or her
  • To make a bad situation worse
  • Compounding an already bad situation by doing something to make it even worse in some way.
  • To make a bad situation worse by doing or saying something offensive or hurtful.

Examples:

  • I lost my job, and to add insult to injury, my car broke down the same day.
  • My team lost the game by one point, and to add insult to injury, our star player got injured.
  • I spilled coffee all over my new white shirt, and to add insult to injury, I stepped in a puddle on the way to work.
  • She failed her exam, and to add insult to injury, her teacher gave her a detention.
  • My computer crashed, and to add insult to injury, I lost all my unsaved work.
  • I missed my flight, and to add insult to injury, my luggage was lost.
  • I got a flat tire on the way to an important meeting, and to add insult to injury, I got stuck in traffic.
  • My phone broke, and to add insult to injury, I realized I had deleted all my contacts.
  • I burned dinner, and to add insult to injury, the guests arrived early.
  • I slipped and fell in the mud, and to add insult to injury, I ruined my new shoes.
  • I got a parking ticket, and to add insult to injury, my car got towed.
  • I forgot my umbrella on a rainy day, and to add insult to injury, I got soaked to the bone.
  • I missed the bus, and to add insult to injury, I had to walk to work in the pouring rain.
  • I lost my wallet, and to add insult to injury, I found out I had no money in the bank.
  • I got a speeding ticket, and to add insult to injury, my car broke down on the way home.
  • I got food poisoning, and to add insult to injury, I missed my favorite TV show.
  • I overslept and was late for work, and to add insult to injury, my boss was in a bad mood.
  • I dropped my ice cream cone on the ground, and to add insult to injury, a bird landed on it.
  • I got a flat tire on a long road trip, and to add insult to injury, it was in the middle of nowhere.
  • I failed my driving test, and to add insult to injury, my instructor laughed at me.
  • And, to add insult to injury, with my drink in your hand.
  • There's no need to add insult to injury, now, is there?
  • To add insult to injury, he said, this is the second time the SFMTA has proposed major street changes without consulting him and other longtime businesses that would be directly affected.
  • To add insult to injury, the Commission then went to the press with its plans for anti-dumping duties on leather shoes before even the Member States received the proposals, let alone this Parliament.
  • To add insult to injury, the recent revelations about members of this House who agreed to amend or write legislation in exchange for payment further erode the credibility of this Parliament, particularly in its efforts to fight fraud and corruption.
  • Ain't a good idea to add insult to injury, yo.
  • To make Matters worse, you Add insult to injury.
  • It was a way for the Romans to add insult to injury.
  • To add insult to injury, they're telling me that one of the is a girl.
  • Not only is it uncomfortable, but high repair costs add insult to injury.