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She said."Kyle has a jealous streak, and a bad temper. He didn't understand about Charlie. And Charlie didn't help things. He never liked Kyle. He thought Kyle was too possessive."

what does" Charlie didn't help things" mean? does it mean that Kyle and Charlie are both troubles.

Question

need help
She said."Kyle has a jealous streak, and a bad temper. He didn't understand about Charlie. And Charlie didn't help things. He never liked Kyle. He thought Kyle was too possessive."

what does" Charlie didn't help things" mean? does it mean that Kyle and Charlie are both troubles.

Answer

What "Charlie didn't help things" means is that Charlie didn't do anything that could benefit the situation. Charlie didn't contribute. So, yes, you could in a way say that they are both troublesome because they refuse to aid each other.

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