rub salt into the wound
成語所屬單字rub
rub salt into the wound — 慣用語
1. to make someone's unpleasant situation or bad feeling even worse, often by remin
1.慣用語
釋義
傷口上撒鹽
to make someone's unpleasant situation or bad feeling even worse, often by reminding them of their failure or loss.
例句
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.