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Meanings of make matters in English

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Usage of make matters in English
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And now he seeks to make matters right, by finding young Martin.'
Sovereign
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To make matters worse, it is also a stunning corner of Europe.
The Irish Times
3
To make matters worse, a new accounting rule is also inflating earnings.
Reuters
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To make matters worse, the violence has spilled over into other states.
Reuters
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To make matters worse, not one of the Overlords could understand English.
Childhood's End
6
To make matters worse, the news emerged while Chiles was on holiday.
The Guardian
7
To make matters worse, the insects of the place were unusually active.
Blue Lights: Hot Work in the Soudan
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To make matters worse, Duncan Tracy and Stephen had quarrelled in October.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906
9
Hitting the wall with the other shoulder didn't make matters any better.
Strong, sleek and sinful
10
To make matters worse, they had only recently finished their EQC repairs.
Radio NZ
11
To make matters more complicated, the transgender dad also has cystic fibrosis.
News.com.au
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Jonah saw that to prolong the interview would only make matters worse.
A Dog with a Bad Name
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And to make matters worse, withdrawal still ebbed and flowed within her.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
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Mark my word, the arrival of these Loyalists will make matters worse.
The King's Arrow: A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists
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To make matters worse, he made only one of six in overtime.
Reuters
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To make matters worse, he could do nothing; he wouldn't fit anywhere.
The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days
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