English Explanatory Dictionary

pile Pelion on Ossa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make a difficult situation even worse.

Word forms

pile Pelion on Ossa piles Pelion on Ossa piling Pelion on Ossa piled Pelion on Ossa

Etymology

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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