rub someone’s nose in something



rub someone’s nose in something

tv. to remind someone of something constantly; to make a big issue about someone’s mistake. (From the practice of training a puppy by rubbing its nose in the messes it makes.) So I made a mistake! I wish you’d stop rubbing my nose in it.
See also: nose, rub

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Antimanan-tee-MAWNNative American, Mapuche
NicolÒnee-ko-LOItalian
Prometheusprə-MEE-thee-əs (English)Greek Mythology
Hadassah-Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
RÜŞEn-Turkish
Lorelle-English (Rare)