How is the phrase сыпать соль на рану translated from Russian to English

English translation
Add insult to injury
phrase

Делать плохую ситуацию ещё хуже.

To make a bad situation even worse.

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  • В довершение всех бед, после того как мы опоздали на автобус, пошёл дождь. — To add insult to injury, it started raining after we missed the bus.

  • Не сыпь соль на рану, не смейся над ним. — Don't add insult to injury by laughing at him.

  • А если ещё и билет потеряется, это только насыплет соль на рану. — Losing the ticket too would add insult to injury.

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