Question 150
MediumOriginal questionChoose the idiom that best fills the blank.
The shop sold me a broken fan, and then, to ______, refused to change it.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
To add insult to injury is to make a bad situation worse, as refusing to change the fan does.
Worth noting
Call a spade a spade means speaking plainly, which has nothing to do with the shop's behaviour.
- Concept
- The meaning of the idiom "add insult to injury"
- Typical timeTypical
- 35 s
- Your timeYours
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