Many online news outlets reported the list erroneously, which didn't help matters.

He also wasn't sleeping at night, and that certainly didn't help matters.

The two-second delay on the line, that irritating echo, didn't help matters.

It doesn't really help matters to make comparisons with the Premier League.

And that did not help matters or make her temper more yielding.

She'd have been only too glad to help matters if she could.

And an unexplained death the night before her arrival didn't help matters.

Seeking to help matters along, Hal gave vent to a sepulchral groan.

What can a woman in her position do to help matters out?

Getting confrontational wasn't going to help matters; he knew that much.

It did not help matters to think about how dangerous that might be.

The present climate of the hip-hop blogosphere may not help matters.

The departure of Monk at the start of December certainly didn't help matters.

Introducing Blu-ray drives to the mobile mix certainly isn't going to help matters.

Vicary was always complaining about stores and wastage; it did not help matters.

It didn't help matters, though, if the bodies were missing altogether.