"ADD INSULT TO INJURY"
Someone adds insult to injury if they say or do something to upset you a second time, after you've already been upset somehow.
Example: He said my clothes didn't suit me, and then to add insult to injury he said I needed to lose some weight!
Para colmo de males / Peor todavía / Poner sal a la herida.
Example sentences:
- The bank took back my car, and then added insult to injury by cancelling my credit cards! / El banco se llevó mi coche y para colmo de males me canceló las tarjetas de crédito.
- After saying Beverly made too many mistakes, Bob added insult to injury by saying she worked very slowly / Después de decirle a Beverly que hizo demasiados errores, Bob le puso sal a la herida diciendo que trabajaba muy lento.
- First, the basement flooded, and then, to add insult to injury, a pipe burst in the kitchen / Primero el sótano inundado y luego peor todavía una tubería estalló en la cocina.
Additional examples:
- They got lost in the woods. Then, to add insult to injury, they were out of food.
- My car barely started this morning, and to add insult to injury, I got a flat tire in the driveway.
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