turn the knife

turn/twist the knife

to do or say something unpleasant which makes someone who is already upset feel worse Having made the poor girl cry, he twisted the knife by saying she was weak and unable to cope with pressure.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Adrianus	ah-dree-AH-nus, AH-dree-ah-nus	Dutch
Tucker	TUK-ər	English (Modern)
Beard	[biəd]
Bernhard	BERN-hahrt (German)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic
Imani	-	Eastern African, Swahili, African American
Daedalus	DED-ə-ləs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)