rub salt in the wound



rub salt in/into the wound

to make a difficult situation even worse for someone Losing was bad enough, having to watch them receiving the trophy just rubbed salt into the wound.
See also: rub, salt, wound

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Micheil-Scottish
CameronKAM-rən (English), KAM-ə-rən (English)Scottish, English
Chance[tʃæns]
CallumKAL-umScottish
Yami-Hinduism
ArtoAHR-toFinnish