rub salt into wounds

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rub salt into somebody's wounds

to make someone feel even worse about something rub it in It's too bad Charlie couldn't come, but let's not tell him they let us in for free - there's no point rubbing salt into his wounds.

See also: rub, salt, wound

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To rub salt into wounds, the assessor rang on Monday and said there was an offside for the second goal and a clear foul on Pascal (Chimbonda) for the third. Cats boss feeling aggrieved by The Journal (Newcastle, England) With their crackpot allegations and lies, they and their pet journalists rub salt into wounds that must already be unbearable. PAPERS PRINT POISON by The Mirror (London, England) Stewards rub salt into wounds of sprint chaos OFFICIALDOM had a bad day at Down Royal on Friday, when the two 5f handicaps on the card had to be started by tape because of trouble with the stalls. 'The failure of the Tipperary stewards to conduct an inquiry appeared ... by The Racing Post (London, England)			rout out of some place route route around route to rove row row out to royal rub rub against rub at rub away rub down rub elbows rub elbows with rub in rub into rub it in rub nose in it rub off rub off on rub out rub over rub salt in a wound rub salt in the wound rub salt into wounds rub shoulders with rub the wrong way rub together rub up rub up the wrong way rub with rubber rubber-stamp Rube Goldberg rude ruffle ruffle feathers ruffle its feathers ruffle up rug rug rat ruin ruin of rule rule against rule in favor of rule of thumb rule on rule out rule over			rub it rub it Rub It In rub nose rub nose rub nose rub nose rub nose rub nose in it rub nose in the dirt Rub of the green rub off rub off rub off on rub out rub out rub out rub out rub out rub out rub over rub salt in a wound rub salt in the wound rub salt into the wound rub salt into the wound rub salt into the wound rub salt into the wound rub salt into wound rub salt into wound rub salt into wound rub salt into wounds rub shoulders rub shoulders rub shoulders rub shoulders rub shoulders rub shoulders with rub shoulders with someone rub sore rub the wrong way rub the wrong way rub the wrong way rub the wrong way rub the wrong way rub the wrong way rub through rub through rub through rub through rub through rub together rub up rub up rub up on rub up on rub up on rub up on rub up on rub up the wrong way rub up the wrong way rub up the wrong way

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