變本加厲 [ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ; bian4 ben3 jia1 li4] lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming) to aggravate to intensify ◄ ►