كيف تنطق "add insult to injury"

expression

AD IN-sult to IN-jur-ee

AD in-SULT too IN-juh-ree

التعريف

To make a bad situation even worse, especially by saying or doing something hurtful after something bad has already happened.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈæd/ /ˈɪnˌsəɫt/, /ˌɪnˈsəɫt/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈɪndʒɝi

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈæd/ /ɪnˈsʌlt/ /tˈuː/ /ˈɪndʒəɹi

أمريكي

AD IN-sult to IN-jur-ee

بريطاني

AD in-SULT too IN-juh-ree

Losing my wallet was bad, but having my phone stolen too added insult to injury.

She was late for work, and to add insult to injury, it started raining.

The team lost the game, but missing the bus home added insult to injury.

He apologized for breaking the plate, but then he laughed, which really added insult to injury.