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rub salt in the wound



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Scotland only took a minute to rub salt in the wound.

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2022

To rub salt in the wound, KakaoTalk had already created Android, iOS, and watchOS versions of its app.

From The Verge ● May 12, 2022

Abandoning your home is difficult under any circumstances, but the language seems to rub salt in the wound.

From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2022

To rub salt in the wound, in the June 2020 Democratic primary, Silverman endorsed challenger Janeese Lewis George over Brandon Todd, the Ward 4 incumbent.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2021

To rub salt in the wound, Fleck won with a set of clubs manufactured by Hogan’s company.

From Golf Digest ● Oct. 16, 2013




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