Idiom - Add Insult to Injury

Meaning

• To make a bad situation even worse.
• To do or say something that makes a bad situation even worse for someone.

Examples

• They told me I was too old for the job, and then to add insult to injury, they refused to pay my expenses!
• People were forced to work longer hours, and to add insult to injury, the company decided not to give pay raises.
• She not only deceived him but, to add insult to injury, allowed him to pay for her meal.