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Mettere la ciliegina amara
to add insult to injury
Literal Translation
"To put the bitter cherry"
What it means
To add insult to injury / to make a bad situation worse with one final blow
Example in context
"L'hanno licenziato e, come ciliegina amara, hanno anche tolto il bonus."
"They fired him and, to add insult to injury, also took away the bonus."
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