The idiom "add insult to injury" means to worsen an unfavorable situation or to further a loss with mockery or indignity. It is used as a verb - add insult to injury.
For example:
“As if the
hostile takeover weren't enough, to
add insult to injury they
scrapped ninety percent of our products and replaced them with their own.”
This is the Idiom #18 in the List of 100 commonly used Idioms in everyday English (Top 100 famous Idioms). By introducing this list of notable idioms to English learners and ESL students as you, we believe that your English will sound more like a native and you can easily understand what native speakers are saying. Please like and share this list with your friends if you think it is helpful - the full list is here.
This is the Idiom #18 in the List of 100 commonly used Idioms in everyday English (Top 100 famous Idioms). By introducing this list of notable idioms to English learners and ESL students as you, we believe that your English will sound more like a native and you can easily understand what native speakers are saying. Please like and share this list with your friends if you think it is helpful - the full list is here.
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