How is the phrase в довершение всего translated from Russian to English

English translation
To add insult to injury
phrase

Сделать и без того плохое ещё хуже.

To make a bad situation even worse.

Examples with “в довершение всего”

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  • В довершение всего с нас взяли плату. — To add insult to injury, they charged us.

  • Он опоздал и, в довершение всего, забыл билеты. — He arrived late and, to add insult to injury, forgot the tickets.

  • Обязательно ещё и смеяться, в довершение всего? — Do you have to add insult to injury by laughing?

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