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to rub salt into sb's wounds

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  • rub salt into someone's wounds — rub salt into (someone s) wounds to make someone feel even worse about something. It s too bad Charlie couldn t come, but let s not tell him they let us in for free there s no point rubbing salt into his wounds …   New idioms dictionary

  • rub salt into somebody's wounds — rub ˈsalt into the wound | rub ˈsalt into sb s wounds idiom to make a difficult experience even more difficult for sb Main entry: ↑rubidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • rub salt into one's wounds — {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?/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • rub salt into one's wounds — {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?/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • rub\ salt\ into\ one's\ wounds — 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? …   Словарь американских идиом

  • rub salt into the wound — informal phrase to make a bad situation even worse for someone Thesaurus: to make something worsesynonym Main entry: rub * * * rub salt into the (or someone s) wound make a painful experience even more painful for someone …   Useful english dictionary

  • rub salt into wounds — rub salt into (someone s) wounds to make someone feel even worse about something. It s too bad Charlie couldn t come, but let s not tell him they let us in for free there s no point rubbing salt into his wounds …   New idioms dictionary

  • rub salt in someone's wounds — verb To make a painful situation even worse (even with the best of intentions). John already feels guilty for what he did to you. Dont rub salt into his wounds …   Wiktionary

  • rub salt in/into someone's wounds — (or rub salt in/into the wound) informal : to make a difficult situation even worse for someone It s bad enough that he beat me, but the way he keeps talking about it is just rubbing salt in the wound. • • • Main Entry: ↑rub rub salt in/into… …   Useful english dictionary

  • salt — 1 noun 1 (U) a natural white mineral that is added to food to make it taste better or to preserve it; sodium chloride technical: Try to reduce the amount of salt you use. | a pinch of salt | table salt (=very small grains of salt you use in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • salt — salt1 W3S2 [so:lt US so:lt] n [: Old English; Origin: sealt] 1.) [U] a natural white mineral that is added to food to make it taste better or to preserve it ▪ This might need some salt and pepper. ▪ a pinch of salt (=a very small amount) ▪ Could… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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