hit where it hurts

hit somebody where it hurts (most)

to do something which will upset someone as much as possible She hit him where it hurt most - in his bank account. If you want to hit her where it really hurts, tell her she's putting on weight again.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hugo	OO-go (Spanish), HYOO-go (English), HUY-kho (Dutch), HOO-go (German)	Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic (
Midori	mee-do-ṙee	Japanese
Fahmida	-	Urdu
Sigrid	SEEG-reed (Finnish)	Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Estonian, Finnish (Archaic)
Alojz	-	Slovene, Slovak, Croatian
Grosvenor	GROV-ə-nər, GROV-nər	English (Rare)