piling on

It's a fortunate thing, Kooloth points out, a gift of additional time before dire changes start piling on.

And a court of law works within sentencing guidelines, not piling on extra punishment because they didn’t like the manner in which the defendant defended himself.

Just as Hojgaard was piling on the pressure, McIlroy produced a stunning approach shot on the 16th to tee up a birdie putt.

Following a grand slam by the Yankees’ Anthony Volpe in the third, which made Kanno hang his head and groan, New York was piling on the runs to make the score 11-4, seemingly hell-bent on avoiding a sweep.

The Dodgers were unrelenting, piling on after a Manny Machado meltdown and finishing them off with a blistering bullpen that threw six shutout innings.