Breaking up is bad enough, but doing it by email adds insult to injury

Chiudere una storia e lasciarsi è sempre brutto, ma farlo via email vuol dire aggiungere al danno la beffa

Talking about adding insult to injury! The government reports that, due to bribery problems, the consruction of the new highway will be delayed and will cost taxpayers millions more than it might have

Oltre al danno la beffa! Il governo annuncia che, a causa di problemi di tangenti, la costruzione della nuova autostrada sarà rimandata e costerà ai contribuenti milioni in più di quanto preventivato

The poor old lady was hit by a car while on a pedestrian crossing and then, to add insult to injury, was accused by the driver of being a public threat

La povera vecchietta è stata urtata da un'automobile mentre era sulle strisce pedonali e poi, per aggiungere al danno la beffa, è stata accusata dal guidatore di essere un pericolo pubblico

From the fable of "The bold man and the fly" by the Roman writer Phaedrus (20 B.C. - 50 A.D.): "A bold man sat under a tree to get some rest in a hot summer day and a fly bit his head. Trying to get rid of it, the bold man gave himself a heavy blow. The fly then sneered at him saying: "You want to avenge an insect's sting with death; what will you do to yourself, who have added insult to injury?"