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rub someone's nose in it
rub someone's nose in it
Bring something, especially an error or fault, repeatedly and forcefully to someone's attention. For example, I know I was wrong, but don't rub my nose in it. This expression alludes to the unkind practice of housebreaking a dog by rubbing its nose in its feces. [Mid-1900s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Sefu | | - | Eastern African, Swahili |
| Cintia | | THEEN-tyah (Spanish), SEEN-tyah (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish, Hungarian |
| Meirit | | - | Hebrew |
| Lise | | ['li:zə] | |
| Kean | | - | Irish |
| Ngozi | | - | Western African, Igbo |