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to rub salt in the wound
[rub] salt (in|into) {one's} woundsto rub salt in the wound
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to make a difficult or painful situation even worse for someone
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Disapproving
Idiom
Informal
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The separation from Julie was already difficult for Alex. Mentioning her new boyfriend just rubbed salt into the wound.
