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
ÁFrica-Spanish
LazarusLAZ-ər-əs (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin
Hagop-Armenian
Monserratmoon-sə-RAHTCatalan
LillianLIL-ee-ənEnglish
Wiktoriaveek-TAWR-yahPolish