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
ĐUrĐAJOOR-jahCroatian
JazmynJAZ-minEnglish (Modern)
NicholaNIK-ə-ləEnglish (British)
Betharibe-TAH-reeIndonesian, Javanese
Livvy-English
Balbinus-Ancient Roman