雪上加霜

xuěshàngjiāshuāng

HSK 7

雪上加霜 — xuěshàngjiāshuāng

1. to make matters worse; to add insult to injury

   他已经失业了，现在房租又涨了，真是雪上加霜。 tā yǐjīng shīyè le xiànzài fángzū yòu zhǎng le zhēnshì xuěshàngjiāshuāng — He has already lost his job, and now the rent has gone up — it's really adding insult to injury.