rub it in

Example Sentences

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“Don’t rub it in their faces,” says Robin Stilwell, a family therapist in Boynton Beach, Fla.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Smith promised not to rub it in once geographic sanity is restored.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023

And to rub it in, they’re replacing “Dilbert” with “Peanuts: Oops All Franklin.”

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2023

I tell him not to rub it in, and he laughs.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2022

We’d made our point, I said, no need to rub it in.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien