bæta gráu ofan á svart

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally "to add gray on top of black".

Verb

bæta gráu ofan á svart (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bætti gráu ofan á svart, supine bætt gráu ofan á svart)

(idiomatic) to make matters worse; to make something worse
Hún var mjög dónaleg í gær og bætti bara gráu ofan á svart með því að biðjast ekki afsökunar. ― She was very rude yesterday and made matters worse by not apologizing.

Synonyms

gera illt verra
bæta móðgun við meingjörð (“add insult to injury”) (uncommon)

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