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
GraŻYnagrah-ZHI-nahPolish
Arlineahr-LEENEnglish
Ewing['ju:iŋ]
Huitzilopochtli-Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Adalberht-Ancient Germanic
Sonia['sɔniə]