かてて加えて

かててくわえて【かてて加えて】

⇒ さらに① ， ⇒ そのうえ

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かててくわえて【かてて加えて】

moreover; besides; in addition; into the bargain; 〔さらに困ったことに〕 to make matters worse; (and) what is worse; to add to one's troubles [miseries]; 〔なおその上〕 in addition to that; on top of that.

●彼は会社が倒産し, かてて加えて妻までなくした. First his company went bankrupt, then to add to his miseries he lost his wife.

・日は暮れるし, かてて加えて雨まで降りだした. The sun was going down, and, to make matters worse, it began to rain.