Add insult to injury
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 9To make a bad situation worse
जले पर नमक छिड़कना
The reply added insult to injury and closed nothing.
To add insult to injury is careless more often than cruel.
Daily use: Jale pe namak chhidak diya.
Hindi की कहावत 'जले पर नमक छिड़कना' ही English में है। Injury (चोट) पहले से लगी है, उस पर insult (अपमान) और जोड़ दिया — बुरी स्थिति और बुरी।
It is the Hindi saying 'jale par namak chhidakna' (sprinkling salt on a burn) in English. The injury is already there, and someone adds an insult on top, so a bad situation becomes worse.
Meaning है — to make a bad situation worse, अक्सर नया अपमान जोड़कर; 'aggravate' सही बैठता है, जबकि 'mitigate' और 'mollify' उल्टे options हैं।
Means 'to make a bad situation worse', usually by adding a fresh humiliation; 'aggravate' fits, while 'mitigate' and 'mollify' are opposite options.