English / phrase
To Make Matters Worse
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Used to describe an additional event or circumstance that worsens an already difficult problem.
In context
01
The kitchen pipe burst during dinner preparations, and to make matters worse, a sudden power cut left us in the dark.
02
Our toddler developed a fever before our family vacation, and to make matters worse, severe storms delayed our flight.
Synonyms
to add insult to injury,compounding the problem,what made it worse
Antonyms
to improve things,fortunately,to make matters better
Collocations
and to make matters worse,added to that to make matters worse,to make matters worse then