雪上加霜 (xuě shàng jiā shuāng) — (idiom) adds insult to injury; to make matters even worse
Definition
A vivid idiom for 'to add insult to injury' — a bad situation is already difficult, and then something worse makes it even harder. Used like 真是∼ or 只会∼.
idiom
adds insult to injuryto make matters even worse
Examples
- ，，，雪上加霜。Tā zuì jìn yùn qì bù hǎo, xiān shì shēng bìng, yòu yù dào chē huò, zhēn shì xuě shàng jiā shuāng.He's had bad luck lately — first he got sick, then he was in a car accident. It really adds insult to injury.
- ，雪上加霜，。Nǐ zài zhè ge shí hou pī píng tā, zhī huì xuě shàng jiā shuāng, ràng tā gèng nán guò.Criticizing him at this moment will only make matters worse and make him even sadder.
- ，，雪上加霜。Wǒ men běn lái jiù hěn máng, lǎo bǎn yòu zēng jiā le xīn rèn wu, zhēn shì xuě shàng jiā shuāng.We were already very busy, and then the boss added new tasks — that's truly adding insult to injury.
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