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Popular American Expressions


add insult to injury: make someone feel worse than he or she already does.
Samantha's sprained ankle meant that she couldn't walk on it for a few days. Adding insult to injury, she was unable to go to her waitress job during the busiest week of the year.

add fuel to the fire: make a bad situation worse.
When the man in the car behind him got too close, Tony slammed on his brakes, causing an accident. Then Tony got out of the car and smashed the man's headlights, which justadded fuel to the fire.

call it a day: stop working; to decide to quit working and go home.
David called it a day and snuck out of the office a little after 3:00.

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