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, Hartman — who was penalized for roughing and embellishment after a tussle with Stultze late in the period — was assessed a match penalty for falling on Stutzle’s head during a faceoff, leaving Minnesota short-handed for the first five minutes of the third period.
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John Shipley, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
To make matters worse, Fidge is stuck with her pompous cousin Graham, who’s been pulled into the madness as well.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
To make matters worse, the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans legislation passed last year changes how customers pay for this program and will triple the surcharge beginning in 2026.
—Steve Hershey, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
To make matters worse, California, a state the region loves to compare itself to, hosts two of the next four Super Bowls — at Levi’s Stadium in the Bay Area and SoFi Stadium in Southern California.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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John Shipley, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
To make matters worse, Fidge is stuck with her pompous cousin Graham, who’s been pulled into the madness as well.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
To make matters worse, the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans legislation passed last year changes how customers pay for this program and will triple the surcharge beginning in 2026.
—Steve Hershey, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
To make matters worse, California, a state the region loves to compare itself to, hosts two of the next four Super Bowls — at Levi’s Stadium in the Bay Area and SoFi Stadium in Southern California.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Make matters worse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20matters%20worse. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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