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Adding insult to injury is normally something that someone will do to someone else. And the insult part is usually something small. For instance, if I knock you into the mud, then I rip the corsage from your lapel, I've added insult to injury.

IchabodE
– IchabodE

2018-03-16 22:52:42 +00:00
Commented Mar 16, 2018 at 22:52
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I agree that "insult to injury" doesn't quite fit this context, or really any of your examples. These strike me more as something people who are unfamiliar with the expression would say. More appropriate is something like, I downvoted your answer, and, to add insult to injury, I added a comment that you don't know what you're talking about.

Andrew
– Andrew

2018-03-18 21:49:06 +00:00
Commented Mar 18, 2018 at 21:49

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