rub salt in the wound
Example Sentences
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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
