bæta úr skák

Verb

 * 1) to remedy something, to make something better, to improve
 * Hún var ekki dugleg að læra, og ekki bætti úr skák að hún var lesblind.
 * She wasn't a good student, and to make things worse she was dyslexic.
 * She wasn't a good student, and to make things worse she was dyslexic.