to make a bad situation even more difficult or unpleasant
eine schlechte Situation noch schwieriger oder unangenehmer machen (aine shlehte situatsion noh shviriger oda unangenehmer machen)
"I was already late, and to make matters worse, I couldn't find my keys."
"Ich war schon spät dran, und um alles noch schlimmer zu machen, konnte ich meine Schlüssel nicht finden." (ikh var shon shpet dran und um alles noh shlimmer tsu machen konte ikh meine shlussel nicht finden)
successful because of luck, not intelligence
to ignore a problem hoping it will go away
living a life that one always desired
to accept responsibility or blame, often unfairly.
to return to a topic or task later
an unpleasant fact or situation to accept