How is the phrase peggiorare le cose translated from Italian to English

English translation
Add insult to injury
phrase

Rendere una brutta situazione ancora peggiore.

To make a bad situation even worse.

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  • Per peggiorare le cose, ha iniziato a piovere dopo che avevamo perso l'autobus. — To add insult to injury, it started raining after we missed the bus.

  • Non peggiorare le cose ridendo di lui. — Don't add insult to injury by laughing at him.

  • Perdere anche il biglietto peggiorerebbe tutto. — Losing the ticket too would add insult to injury.

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