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Where does “insult to injury” come from?

insult to injury (English) comes from English add insult to injury — To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to...

insult to injury (English): Harm, especially verbal, added to another,...

Definitions

  1. Harm, especially verbal, added to another,...

Ancestry of “insult to injury”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishadd insult to injuryTo further a loss with mockery or indignity; to...
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