pile on the agony
成語所屬單字agony
pile on the agony — 慣用語
1. to make a bad or difficult situation even more unpleasant, especially by adding
1.慣用語
釋義
雪上加霜；落井下石
to make a bad or difficult situation even more unpleasant, especially by adding further bad news or negative details
例句
After announcing the budget cuts, management piled on the agony by telling staff their bonuses were also gone.
The referee gave a penalty to the losing team and then piled on the agony by sending off their captain.