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

To make something that is already difficult, unpleasant, or painful even worse; to accentuate, aggravate, or intensify a negative situation, emotion, or experience (for someone). After losing the championship match, it really rubbed salt in John's wound for his girlfriend to break up with him the next day. My pride was already hurting when I didn't get the job, but hearing that they gave it to Dave really rubbed salt into the wound. I can't believe you would ask me to pay you back on the day that I got laid off. Thanks for rubbing salt in my wounds, man.

rub salt in a wound

Fig. to deliberately make someone's unhappiness, shame, or misfortune worse. Don't rub salt in the wound by telling me how enjoyable the party was. Bill is feeling miserable about losing his job and Bob is rubbing salt into the wound by saying how good his replacement is.

See also: rub, salt, wound

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

rub salt into the wound

rub salt in the wound

COMMON If someone or something rubs salt into the wound or in the wound, they make a situation that is already bad for a person seem even worse. I wasn't allowed to eat anything for 24 hours before the operation so I was really hungry and just to rub salt into the wound, had to sit there while Zoe ate the most delicious-looking pizza. The police rubbed salt in the wounds by waving money in the strikers' faces, a reminder of all the overtime they were earning.

See also: rub, salt, wound

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

rub salt into the (or someone's) wound

make a painful experience even more painful for someone.

See also: rub, salt, wound

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

rub ˈsalt into the wound/into somebody’s wounds

make somebody who is already feeling upset, angry, etc. about something feel even worse: She was already upset about not getting the job, but when they gave it to one of her own trainees it really rubbed salt into the wound.

See also: rub, salt, wound

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

pour salt in(to) the/(one's) wound(s)
pour salt on(to) the/(one's) wound(s)
rub salt in a wound
rub salt into the wound
rub salt into the wound/into somebody's wounds
go from bad to worse
find (something) out the hard way
from bad to worse
hard way, the
come to a bad/sticky end

词组	rub salt in(to) the/(one's) wound(s)
释义	rub salt in(to) the/(one's) wound(s) rub salt in(to) the/(one's) wound(s) To make something that is already difficult, unpleasant, or painful even worse; to accentuate, aggravate, or intensify a negative situation, emotion, or experience (for someone). After losing the championship match, it really rubbed salt in John's wound for his girlfriend to break up with him the next day. My pride was already hurting when I didn't get the job, but hearing that they gave it to Dave really rubbed salt into the wound. I can't believe you would ask me to pay you back on the day that I got laid off. Thanks for rubbing salt in my wounds, man. See also: rub, salt Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. rub salt in a wound Fig. to deliberately make someone's unhappiness, shame, or misfortune worse. Don't rub salt in the wound by telling me how enjoyable the party was. Bill is feeling miserable about losing his job and Bob is rubbing salt into the wound by saying how good his replacement is. See also: rub, salt, wound McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. rub salt into the wound or rub salt in the wound COMMON If someone or something rubs salt into the wound or in the wound, they make a situation that is already bad for a person seem even worse. I wasn't allowed to eat anything for 24 hours before the operation so I was really hungry and just to rub salt into the wound, had to sit there while Zoe ate the most delicious-looking pizza. The police rubbed salt in the wounds by waving money in the strikers' faces, a reminder of all the overtime they were earning. See also: rub, salt, wound Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. rub salt into the (or someone's) wound make a painful experience even more painful for someone. See also: rub, salt, wound Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary rub ˈsalt into the wound/into somebody’s wounds make somebody who is already feeling upset, angry, etc. about something feel even worse: She was already upset about not getting the job, but when they gave it to one of her own trainees it really rubbed salt into the wound. See also: rub, salt, wound Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: pour salt in(to) the/(one's) wound(s) pour salt on(to) the/(one's) wound(s) rub salt in a wound rub salt into the wound rub salt into the wound/into somebody's wounds go from bad to worse find (something) out the hard way from bad to worse hard way, the come to a bad/sticky end
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