雪上加霜

HSK 7-9

xuěshàng-jiāshuāng

make matters worse

to add insult to injury

本来已经很糟糕了，现在雪上加霜。

běnlái yǐjīng hěn jiézāo le, zài xiàn xuěshàng-jiāshuāng.

Adding insult to injury

他本来已经很累，结果雪上加霜。

tā běnlái yǐjīng hěn lèi, jiéguǒ xuěshàng-jiāshuāng.

He was already tired, and now this