idiom
Add insult to injury
AD IN-sult to IN-juh-ree
/æd ˈɪn.sʌlt tuː ˈɪn.dʒə.ri/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Addinsultinjury
Dictionary meaning
Make a bad situation worse.
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