Questions :
Options :
- attached insult to injury
- provoked insult to injury
- added injury to insult
- added insult to injury
correct answer : d)
Explaination :
The correct answer is option d) i.e. added insult to injury.
‘Created insult to injury‘ is the misinterpretation of the idiom.
‘Added insult to injury‘ is an idiom that means to make a bad situation worse.
In this context, it means Srujan already felt sad due to the harsh words of the boss, and his colleague’s words worsened the situation.
The correct sentence will be: With the harsh words of the boss, Srujan felt sad, but his colleague’s words added insult to injury.