agravar a situação
[ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈvaɾ ɐ si.tu.ɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃]
verb phrase
to worsen the situation; to make matters worse; to aggravate the situation
1. to make a difficult or problematic situation even more serious, critical, or troublesome
His aggressive response only served to aggravate the situation.
Sua resposta agressiva só serviu para agravar a situação.
2. to increase the severity or gravity of circumstances
Adding more complaints will aggravate the situation further.
Adicionar mais reclamações vai agravar ainda mais a situação.
NYC Slang
make things worse; add fuel to the fire
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