What does the expression "as bad as it is" mean? Does it mean on top of that for e.g. as bad something (accident or something like that) is, something similarly bad?
I have been sick all week. As bad as it is, there are exams this weekend.
Or is it similar to "even though", like this expression:
As much as I like you, I don't agree with you on this.
Best Answer
In your examples it could be replaced by in spite of or despite.
That should make the meaning clearer.