He was really piling on the agony, saying he was heart-broken and hadn't got anything left to live for.
(usually in continuous tenses)New idioms dictionary. 2014.
pile on the agony — british mainly journalism phrase to make someone feel even worse than they do, especially by scoring more points against them in a sport Thesaurus: to make something worsesynonym Main entry: agony * * * pile on the ˈagony/ˈgloom idiom ( … Useful english dictionary
pile on the agony — British mainly journalism to make someone feel even worse than they do, especially by scoring more points against them in a sport … English dictionary
pile on the agony — Exaggerate. Dramatise … A concise dictionary of English slang
pile on the gloom — pile on the ˈagony/ˈgloom idiom (informal, especially BrE) to make an unpleasant situation worse • Bosses piled on the agony with threats of more job losses. Main entry: ↑pileidiom … Useful english dictionary
the agony — (informal) ▪ To affect or exaggerate distress, pain, etc, eg in order to win sympathy ▪ To add cruelly to another s pain, grief, etc ● pile … Useful english dictionary
agony — noun (C, U) 1 very severe pain: the agony of arthritis | be in agony: The poor guy was in agony. | be agony spoken: It was agony having my wisdom teeth out. 2 a very sad, difficult, or unpleasant situation: It was agony not knowing if she would… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
agony */ — UK [ˈæɡənɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms agony : singular agony plural agonies 1) great pain in agony: William fell to the ground, writhing in agony. 2) a strong and unpleasant feeling, especially great worry or sadness agony of:… … English dictionary
pile — 1 noun 1 LARGE AMOUNT/MASS (C) a) a tidy collection of several things of the same kind placed on top of each other; stack 1 (1): We put the newspapers in piles on the floor. | The record I want is at the bottom of the pile. (+ of): a pile of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pile — I. /paɪl / (say puyl) noun 1. an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon another in a more or less orderly fashion: a pile of boxes. 2. Colloquial a large number, quantity, or amount of anything: a pile of things to do. 3. a heap of wood on… …
pile — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a heap of things laid or gathered upon one another (a pile of leaves). 2 a a large imposing building (a stately pile). b a large group of tall buildings. 3 colloq. a a large quantity. b a large amount of money; a fortune (made his … Useful english dictionary
