OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 54919

make matters worse

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To worsen an already difficult situation or unfavourable set of circumstances, typically by acting rashly, foolishly, or incompetently.
His resentful attitude only made matters worse during the custody proceedings.
The mistake came about when there seemed to be little danger as Dicko swung in an innocuous cross, but the keeper somehow spilled the ball for Henry to head into an empty net. To m…
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