Thesaurus:make matters worse
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]Sense: worsen an already difficult situation
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- add fuel to the fire
- add insult to injury
- cap it all off (sarcastic)
- fan the flames
- make matters worse
- throw gasoline on the fire
- With malice
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “659. Deterioration” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “make matters worse” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.