rub salt in someone's wounds

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von rub salt in someone's wounds im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

To make a painful situation even worse (even with the best of intentions)

John already feels guilty for what he did to you. Don't rub salt into his wounds.

Silbentrennung

rub SALT in someone's wounds

Türkische aussprache

rʌb sôlt în sʌmwʌnz wundz

Aussprache

/ˈrəb ˈsôlt ən ˈsəmˌwənz ˈwo͞ondz/ /ˈrʌb ˈsɔːlt ɪn ˈsʌmˌwʌnz ˈwuːndz/

Etymologie

() From the practice of using salt to inhibit infection of open wounds