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This isn't an idiom - it means exactly what it says.
To add: (verb) to join something to something else
Insult: to speak to or treat with disrespectful scorn and abuse
Injury: harm
The phrase means that someone has further abused someone who is already harmed by something.
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What is an example sentence using the idiom 'add insult to injury?
Don't add insult to injury by threatening a lawsuit.To add insult to injury, they fired most of the workers after the merger.First they acquired the property on a technicality then they added insult to injury by turning it into a garish dump that lowered the property values for everyone around them.
When was Add Insult to Injury created?
Add Insult to Injury was created on 2000-10-16.
What is the meanig of the idiom rub it in?
It means to add insult to injury, to make someone feel even worse about something they did. The image is of you rubbing salt or lemon juice into their cuts.
What can you add but not take away?
Sugar Insult to injury.
What is Eat him by his own light?
"...eat him by his own light..." is a line from Melville's novel Moby-Dick. It essentially means to add insult to injury. Thanks to Answers.com, people who read this answer will probably post the following question: "What does it mean to add insult to injury?"
What is the meaning of the phrase 'add insult to injury'?
Adding insult to injury means to make a bad situation worse. It can be where circumstances further hurt the feelings of someone who has been hurt already, or where an already bad situation has even further unfortunate consequences. Example : "My garage was burned up in a fire, and to add insult to injury, a fire truck sideswiped my new car in the driveway.
Who are the enemies of the Cyclops?
Odysseus defeated the Cyclops by blinding him, and (to add insult to injury--literally!) told him that his name was "No one."
Where did the idiom add fuel to the fire originate?
its from Tamil This metaphor dates from Roman times--Livy used it in his history of Rome--and it remains in common use.
Should hemophiliacs be charged higher rates for health and life insurance?
No, they should not be charged higher rates. Why add insult to injury. I feel that's discriminating against someone who can't help that they have the disease.
Is 'add fule to the fire' an idiom?
The correct idiom is "add fuel to the fire," which means to worsen a situation or make a conflict stronger by adding more tension or hostility. It is used to describe actions that exacerbate an already difficult or delicate situation.
How do you use the idiom 'Add fuel to the fire' in a sentence?
You are in enough trouble as it is, so don't add fuel to the fire by saying that to her.
When does using an idiom add value to your writing?
Idioms are used to add flavor to your writing, and to make a passage more vivid and memorable.
