one disaster after another; add insult to injury
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to add frost to snow; one disaster after another; to make matters worse; to add insult to injury
Used to describe a situation where someone who is already suffering misfortune experiences additional calamities, compounding their difficulties.
Gōng公
sī司
běn本
lái来
jiù就
kuī亏
sǔn损
，
zuì最
jìn近
yòu又
yù遇
dào到
le了
guān官
sī司
，
zhēn真
shì是
xuě雪
shàng上
jiā加
shuāng霜
。
The company was already operating at a loss, and now it has been hit with a lawsuit—truly one disaster after another.
Tā他
de的
tuǐ腿
shāng伤
hái还
méi没
hǎo好
，
yòu又
gǎn感
mào冒
le了
，
zhēn真
shì是
xuě雪
shàng上
jiā加
shuāng霜
。
His leg injury hadn't healed yet, and now he has caught a cold—adding insult to injury.
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Shī失
qù去
gōng工
zuò作
yǐ已
jīng经
gòu够
zāo糟
gāo糕
le了
，
xiàn现
zài在
chē车
zi子
yòu又
huài坏
le了
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
xuě雪
shàng上
jiā加
shuāng霜
。
Losing his job was bad enough, but now his car has broken down—making matters even worse.