pile Pelion on Ossa

动词 v.
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动词 v.
  1. To make a difficult situation even worse. idiomatic
    — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell already allowed a unanimous consent request for the whistleblower documents to proceed. Today, McConnell piled Pelion on Ossa, announcing that if the House votes to impeach Trump, he would have no choice but to take it up.

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piles Pelion on Ossa present,singular,third-person piling Pelion on Ossa participle,present piled Pelion on Ossa participle,past piled Pelion on Ossa past

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From the Ancient Greek story of Otus and Ephialtes, who piled Mount Pelion on Mount Ossa in an attempt to storm Mount Olympus.
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