rub salt in someone's wounds

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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.

rub salt in someone's wounds

    Hyphenation

    rub SALT in someone's wounds

    Turkish pronunciation

    rʌb sôlt în sʌmwʌnz wundz

    Pronunciation

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

    Etymology

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