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
Allegra[ə'legrə]
Jacobayah-KO-bahDutch
Mizukimee-zoo-keeJapanese
Allard-Dutch
ChinaCHIE-nəEnglish (Modern)
Alfredas-Lithuanian