"worse still" "even worse"

Good question. I suppose given a sentence, one might find alternative phrases or even rewrite the sentence. But to try to answer your question without any context, I offer:

"from bad to worse", "becoming worse and worse"

How about:

I woke up late this morning because the alarm clock did not work. Worse still, there was an traffic accident in my neigbourhood. I was late for two hours.

HongkieHow about:

I woke up late this morning because the alarm clock did not work. Worse still, there was an traffic accident in my neigbourhood. I was late for two hours.

Your sentences are already excellent. Is there a reason why you want to remove the words "worse still"? Perhaps the following sentence (though I don't think I am improvin

A friend asked me if I can come up with another phrase with the same meaning as "worse still" and "even worse".

I think of one Just now. "Like putting oil over fire"
Please tell me whether it has the same meaning as the other two, or better still, give me some good ones.

A side comment: You were late BY two hours, not FOR two hours.

You can way "worse yet" but it's still the same.

An expression like "adding fuel to the flames" would make sense if you were talking about how angry your boss was about something, and then say "adding fuel to fire, I came to work two hours late, so he was even more angry and I bore the brunt of his anger."

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Grammar GeekA side comment: You were late BY two hours, not FOR two hours.

Thanks. I missed that completely.

Chris

Thank you very much. Grammar Geek.

Is this sentence correct?

"What kind of monster is this "president"?? and even worse.. What kind of sick citizens are agree with him?? I've seen many comments supporting this inhuman act, How is this possible? I'm just shocked.. speechless"