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rub_salt_in_the_wound

rub salt in the wound

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rub salt in the wound

  1. (idiomatic) To make an injury, physical or emotional, feel worse.

Usage notes

  • For rub, one can substitute verbs such as add, pour, put, possibly requiring a change in the preposition in.
  • See salt in the wound for variations in that portion of the expression.

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