open old wounds

open/reopen old wounds

to make someone remember an unpleasant event or situation that happened in the past For many soldiers who served in Vietnam, the current conflict has reopened old wounds.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sid	SID	English
Klavdija	-	Slovene
Dobromil	-	Czech (Rare), Medieval Slavic
Candelaria	kahn-de-LAH-ryah	Spanish
Michel	mee-SHEL (French), MI-khel (German)	French, German, Dutch
Vere	-	English