make matters worse

phrase

: to make a situation worse
He laughed at her and then, to make matters worse, he accused her of lying!

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To make matters worse, Tesla’s profits have been falling while SpaceX’s bottom line is taking off. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 To make matters worse, this isn't the first time the band has been robbed. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 To make matters worse, Amazon accidentally leaked it digitally before Netflix eventually acquired it for release in 2021. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 If the hardware error rate is too high, then growing the logical qubit will only make matters worse. — ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for make matters worse

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“Make matters worse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20matters%20worse. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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