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
Jeffers	['dʒefəz]
Vedrana	-	Croatian, Serbian
Nokomis	-	New World Mythology
Frigyes	-	Hungarian
Plouton	-	Greek Mythology
Seong-Min	sung-meen	Korean