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 bass is eventually carried off into the sky by a bald eagle.
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Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
But to make matters worse, the Patriots, their AFC East rival who were with them with back-to-back four-win seasons, turned around quickly with Mike Vrabel at the helm and Drake Maye turning into an MVP candidate in just his second season.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
To make matters worse, the ball came to rest in a divot.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
To make matters worse, six of the nine defensive linemen who played this season are impending free agents.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
But to make matters worse, the Patriots, their AFC East rival who were with them with back-to-back four-win seasons, turned around quickly with Mike Vrabel at the helm and Drake Maye turning into an MVP candidate in just his second season.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
To make matters worse, the ball came to rest in a divot.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
To make matters worse, six of the nine defensive linemen who played this season are impending free agents.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Make matters worse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20matters%20worse. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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