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What does add insult to injury mean?

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  1. (idiomatic) To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavourable situation
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And, to add insult to injury, our councillors have the nerve to put in for more expenses.
And to add insult to injury, the budget provided no funds to help struggling communities when our mills are closing.
Then, to add insult to injury, canisters of deadly chemicals began to be washed up in the area.
Because this happened in Texas, a right-to-work state, to add insult to injury, AMR refused to allow us to collect unemployment insurance.
To add insult to injury, she was told that if she were married, at least her husband could have assisted her in running the school!
To add insult to injury, several supermodels left their plates untouched, a new twist on the concept of world hunger.

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