Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is add insult to injury and it is a phrase meaning “used to say when something makes a bad situation even worse; worsen, compound, exacerbate, aggravate”.
Example Sentence: Stateless, without legal rights, they (the displaced Rohingya people) are some of the most vulnerable people in the world: following on from the primary act of genocide, they also face exposure to secondary vulnerabilities such as human trafficking, child labour and gender-based violence. To add insult to injury, the refugee camps endured a disastrous fire and Covid-19 complications.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Facebook put profit before Rohingya lives. Now it must pay its dues and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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