turn of the screw

Something that worsens an already difficult or negative situation. Seeing my ex-boyfriend with his new girlfriend is just another turn of the screw. My financial situation is already dire, so that traffic ticket is a real turn of the screw.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nasser	-	Arabic
Tural	-	Azerbaijani
Seona	-	Scottish
Lisandro	ee-SAHN-dro	Spanish
Aikaterine	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
Priscilla	pri-SIL-ə (English), pree-SHEEL-lah (Italian)	English, French, Italian, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical