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
BritneyBRIT-neeEnglish (Modern)
Yaw-Western African, Akan
Habibullah-Arabic
Iacopo-Italian
NebojŠA-Serbian, Croatian
GilbertGIL-bərt (English), zheel-BER (French), KHIL-bərt (Dutch), GIL-bert (German)English, French, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic