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
Ea (1)-Near Eastern Mythology
Steen-Danish
Iakovu-Old Church Slavic
MadisynMAD-i-sənEnglish (Modern)
BertramBUR-trəm (English), BER-trahm (German)English, German, Ancient Germanic
Myf-Welsh