rub salt into the wound
idiomPart ofrub
rub salt into the wound — idiom
1. to make someone's unpleasant situation or bad feeling even worse, often by remin
1.idiom
Definition
to make someone's unpleasant situation or bad feeling even worse, often by reminding them of their failure or loss.
Example
After losing the match, Haruto's teammates rubbed salt into the wound by laughing at his final shot.
Christopher already felt bad about failing the test, so there was no need to rub salt into the wound.