- salt in a wound
- Salt in a woundIf you rub salt in a wound, you make someone feel bad about something that is already a painful experience. 'Pour salt on a wound' is an alternative form of the idiom.
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salt in a wound
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salt in a wound — If you rub salt in a wound, you make someone feel bad about something that is already a painful experience. Pour salt on a wound is an alternative form of the idiom. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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 the wound — ► rub salt into the wound make a painful experience even more painful. Main Entry: ↑salt … English terms dictionary
rub salt in a wound — To aggravate someone s sorrow, shame, regret, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑salt … Useful english dictionary
rub salt in the wound — cause it to be worse, aggravate, add insult to injury If you criticize a student s work in front of the class, you are rubbing salt in the wound … English idioms
rub salt in the wound — to make a difficult situation even worse for someone. Losing was bad enough, having to watch them receiving the trophy just rubbed salt into the wound … New idioms dictionary
rub salt into the wound — to make a difficult situation even worse for someone. Losing was bad enough, having to watch them receiving the trophy just rubbed salt into the wound … New idioms dictionary
salt — ► NOUN 1) (also common salt) sodium chloride, a white crystalline substance which gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food. 2) Chemistry any compound formed by the reaction of an acid with a base, with… … English terms dictionary
rub salt into the wound — place salt on an injury, make a matter worse than it already is … English contemporary dictionary
rub salt into the wound — make a painful experience even more painful. → salt … English new terms dictionary
