To add insult to injury
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Making a bad situation worse by adding offense to harm.
- In plain terms
- Worsen injury with insult.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid adding offense to injury.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is it useful?
- How to avoid this?
Another view
Insults are sometimes the only tool available.
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