To Add Insult to Injury (English idioms and phrases) | Learn American English in 1 Minute a Day

To add insult to injury is a common English expression. It's a way to describe another bad thing happening after something already bad has happened. Please watch the video to see what I mean! To add insult to injury meaning: Make something already bad worse. For example, a guy fell off his bike but then a car ran over his foot. To add insult to injury origin: Possibly from the ancient Roman fable of a bald man and a fly. The man tried to crush a fly on his head but used too much force and hurt himself too. Examples: "To add insult to injury, my brother got Covid-19 when he went to the hospital for a heart attack." "I don't want to add insult to injury after you've just finished your shift but you'll have to work for a few more hours. Johnny called in sick today." Want to find out more? Check out: https://eslspeaking.org/american-english-idioms/ The Big Book of American Idioms: https://amzn.to/3o6YxZi Even more Ideas for the TEFL Classroom: https://eslspeaking.org/ https://www.facebook.com/eslspeaking https://www.pinterest.ca/eslspeaking/ https://www.instagram.com/jackie.bolen/ https://www.tiktok.com/@englishwithjackie #learningenglishwithjackie #idiomsandphrases #idioms #idiomsinenglish