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add insult to injury

add another negative, make it worse, put your foot in it If you say his answer is wrong, and then say he can't understand, you've added insult to injury.

at fault

be responsible or to blame for something The truck driver was at fault in the terrible accident.

find fault

look for faults and mistakes, criticize I don't want to be around a guy who is always finding fault.

find fault with

criticize He is always finding fault with everything that I do.

throw insults

say rude things, insult someone When you don't get what you want, you start throwing insults.

to a fault

so very well that it is almost bad He is honest to a fault and will not say anything unless it is the absolute truth.

trade insults

insult each other, say rude things to each other, mudsling When the two men couldn't agree on the cause of the problem, they began trading insults.

culture vulture

a person keen to acquire culture

faulty

to be wrong:"That's faulty the way that went down"

as a result

therefore； consequently因此；结果
As a result he remained unknown and lived away from his family for more than 20 years．结果，他隐姓埋名，远离家人达20多年。
He refused to have medical attention in the early stages of his complaint，and as a result he became seriously ill．他在得病初期拒绝接受治疗，结果病情严重恶化。

consult with

exchange opinions，information，etc．with 咨询；请教；打听…的情况
The President consulted with his cabinet members before delivering the speech to the public．总统在向公众发表演说之前，同内阁成员进行了磋商。
We consulted with the teachers and rapidly drew up a teaching plan．我们和老师们商量了一下，迅速制定了教学计划。
Consult with your parents before you decide．决定之前先和你父母商量一下。

result from

be the effect of sth．由…引起；由…产生
Success results from hard work．成功来自于努力工作。
Any damage resulting from negligence must be paid by the borrower．因疏忽引起的任何损坏须由借方负责赔偿。
His illness resulted from bad food．他的病是由于吃了变质的食物引起的。

result in

cause；lead to；bring about the result that导致；造成…成果
The accident resulted in the death of two passengers．这场事故造成两名乘客死亡。
Compulsion will never result in convincing them．压制决不可能使他们信服。
His carelessness results in a serious blunder．他的粗枝大叶致使他犯了一个严重错误。

generous to a fault

Idiom(s): generous to a fault

Theme: GENEROSITY

too generous; overly generous.
• My favorite uncle is generous to a fault.
• Sally—always generous to a fault—gave away her sandwiches.

assault and battery

Idiom(s): assault and battery

Theme: ATTACK

a violent attack [upon someone] followed by a beating. (A criminal charge. Fixed order.)
• Max was charged with two counts of assault and battery.
• Dave does not go out at night because he does not want to be a victim of assault and battery.

as a result of

Idiom(s): as a result of sth

Theme: BECAUSE

because of something that has happened.
• As a result of the accident, Tom couldn't walk for six months.
• We couldn't afford to borrow money for a house as a result of the rise in interest rates.

A fault confessed is half redressed.

Confession is the beginning of forgiveness.

add insult to injury|injury|insult

v. phr. 1. To hurt someone's feelings after doing him harm. He added insult to injury when he called the man a rat after he had already beaten him up. 2. To make bad trouble worse. We started on a picnic, and first it rained, then to add insult to injury, the car broke down.

at fault|fault

adj. phr. Responsible for an error or failure; to blame. The driver who didn't stop at the red light was at fault in the accident. When the engine would not start, the mechanic looked at all the parts to find what was at fault.
Synonym: IN THE WRONG.

culture vulture|culture|vulture

n., slang, informal A person who is an avid cultural sightseer, one who seeks out cultural opportunities ostentatiously, such as going to the opera or seeing every museum in a town visited, and brags about it. Aunt Mathilda is a regular culture vulture; she spends every summer in a different European capital going to museums and operas.

faultfinding

n. Recrimination; nagging; criticism. All of this constant faultfinding will only to lead to trouble between you and your wife.

find fault|fault|find

v. phr. To find something wrong; complain; criticize. She tries to please him, but he always finds fault. They found fault with every box I made.
Compare: JUMP ON, PICK AT³.

generous to a fault|fault|generous

adj. phr. Excessively generous. Generous to a fault, my Aunt Elizabeth gave away all her rare books to her old college.

to a fault|fault|to

adv. phr. So very well that it is in a way bad; to the point of being rather foolish; too well; too much. Aunt May wants everything in her house to be exactly right; she is neat to a fault. Mary acts her part to a fault. John carries thoroughness to a fault; he spends many hours writing his reports.

culture shock

culture shock
A state of confusion and anxiety experienced by someone upon encountering an alien environment. For example, It's not just jet lag—it's the culture shock of being in a new country. This term was first used by social scientists to describe, for example, the experience of a person moving from the country to a big city. It is now used more loosely, as in the example. [Late 1930s]

default

default
see in default of.

difficulty

difficulty
in difficulties
in distress, esp. financially

fault

fault
see at fault; find fault; to a fault.

in default of

in default of
Through the failure, absence, or lack of, as in In default of a better solution, we'll have to make do with this one. This term was originally put as for default of, but John Gower had the current wording in Confessio Amantis (1397): “The fish, if it be dry, might in default of water die.” [Late 1200s]

insult

insult
see add insult to injury.

multitude of sins, cover a

multitude of sins, cover a
Compensate for numerous evils, as in You may not be offering to help with the fair, but that big donation covers a multitude of sins. This expression originated in the New Testament (I Peter 4:8): “And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.”

occult

occult
the occult
the occult arts or studies