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Choose the correct meaning of phrase/idiom from the given options. Add insult to injury

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Choose the correct meaning of phrase/idiom from the given options.

Add insult to injury


1). To deliberately humiliate someone
2). To be aware of one's past failures
3). To be cautious in one's dealings
4). To make a bad situation worse


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The given phrase means making a bad situation (injury) worse by doing something (adding insult). 

e.g. He added insult to my injury when he brought her to my birthday party.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 4. 

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