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愈描愈黑
yù​miáo​yù​hēi

to only make matters worse

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
愈描愈黑 yù​miáo​yù​hēi
to only make matters worse
Literally "the more one touches things up, the darker they get"; to make a situation worse by trying to explain or justify it.