add insult to injury

Register · Neutral Neutral — appropriate in most situations, both spoken and written, without sounding too casual or too stiff. CEFR B2

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Example

“To add insult to injury, the airline charged us for the bag it had misplaced.”

Dictionary details

Component words

add insult injury

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Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

fall foul of Formal · CEFR C1

to get into trouble with someone or break a rule or law

run the gauntlet Neutral · CEFR C1

to endure a succession of ordeals, attacks, or severe criticism

bury the hatchet Neutral · CEFR B1

to reconcile with someone and bring a quarrel to an end

drive someone up the wall Informal · CEFR B1

to make someone feel extremely annoyed or frustrated

easier said than done Neutral · CEFR B1

Something that sounds simple to do but is actually hard.

go with the flow Neutral · CEFR B1

To adjust calmly to circumstances or prevailing behavior instead of resisting them.

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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