bæta gráu ofan á svart

Icelandic

Etymology

From bæta (“to add”) and gráu (“grey, gray”) the dative neutral form of grár (“grey, gray”) and ofan á (“on top of”) and svart (“black”), the accusative neutral form of svartur (“black”); literally meaning "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 add insult to injury, to make matters worse, to confound, to make something worse. ^syn.
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 not apologizing only added insult to injury.

Synonyms

(to make something worse):^def. gera vont verra, bæta móðgun við meingjörð, blammera

单词	bæta gráu ofan á svart
释义	bæta gráu ofan á svart Icelandic Etymology From bæta (“to add”) and gráu (“grey, gray”) the dative neutral form of grár (“grey, gray”) and ofan á (“on top of”) and svart (“black”), the accusative neutral form of svartur (“black”); literally meaning "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 add insult to injury, to make matters worse, to confound, to make something worse. ^syn. 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 not apologizing only added insult to injury. Synonyms (to make something worse):^def. gera vont verra, bæta móðgun við meingjörð, blammera
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