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όλα_του_γάμου_δύσκολα_κι_η_νύφη_γκαστρωμένη
όλα του γάμου δύσκολα κι η νύφη γκαστρωμένη
Greek
Proverb
όλα του γάμου δύσκολα κι η νύφη γκαστρωμένη • (óla tou gámou dýskola ki i nýfi nkastroméni)
- (colloquial, humorous) to add insult to injury, to make matters worse, to add fuel to the fire (said of occasions when things that are already in a difficult situation get worse or have an additional complication)
- Δεν φτάνει που μου είχε σκάσει το λάστιχο, πετάχτηκε και ένα χαλίκι και μου 'σπάσε το παρμπρίζ. Όλα του γάμου δύσκολα! ― Den ftánei pou mou eíche skásei to lásticho, petáchtike kai éna chalíki kai mou 'spáse to parmpríz. Óla tou gámou dýskola! ― It's not enough that my tyre had burst; to make matters worse, a pebble flew up and broke my windshield!
Usage notes
The phrase is often shortened to just its first element, as in the example above.