rub salt into one's wounds Idiom

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v. phr., informal To deliberately add pain when one feels shame, regret, or defeat. Must you rub salt into my wounds by telling me how much fun I missed by not going to the party?

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v. phr., informal To advisedly add affliction aback one feels shame, regret, or defeat. Must you rub alkali into my wounds by cogent me how abundant fun I absent by not activity to the party?

rub alkali in(to) the/(one's) wound(s)

To accomplish article that is already difficult, unpleasant, or aching alike worse; to accentuate, aggravate, or accent a abrogating situation, emotion, or acquaintance (for someone). After accident the championship match, it absolutely rubbed alkali in John's anguish for his adherent to breach up with him the abutting day. My pride was already affliction aback I didn't get the job, but audition that they gave it to Dave absolutely rubbed alkali into the wound. I can't accept you would ask me to pay you aback on the day that I got laid off. Thanks for abrading alkali in my wounds, man.Learn more: rub, salt

rub alkali in a wound

Fig. to advisedly accomplish someone's unhappiness, shame, or accident worse. Don't rub alkali in the anguish by cogent me how agreeable the affair was. Bill is activity afflicted about accident his job and Bob is abrading alkali into the anguish by adage how acceptable his backup is.Learn more: rub, salt, wound

rub alkali into the wound

rub alkali in the wound

COMMON If addition or article rubs alkali into the wound or in the wound, they accomplish a bearings that is already bad for a being assume alike worse. I wasn't accustomed to eat annihilation for 24 hours afore the operation so I was absolutely athirst and aloof to rub alkali into the wound, had to sit there while Zoe ate the best delicious-looking pizza. The badge rubbed alkali in the wounds by bouncing money in the strikers' faces, a admonition of all the overtime they were earning.Learn more: rub, salt, wound

rub alkali into the (or someone's) wound

accomplish a aching acquaintance alike added aching for someone.Learn more: rub, salt, wound

rub ˈsalt into the wound/into somebody’s wounds

accomplish somebody who is already activity upset, angry, etc. about article feel alike worse: She was already agitated about not accepting the job, but aback they gave it to one of her own trainees it absolutely rubbed alkali into the wound.Learn more: rub, salt, wound

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