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Korean life dictionary

22 short guides to words and manners

Four-character idioms

설상가상

雪上加霜 · frost on top of snow

One misfortune piled on another.

When to useWhen a bad day keeps getting worse.

Examples

  • 지각했는데 설상가상으로 우산도 잃어버렸어.

    I was late, and to make things worse, I lost my umbrella.

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