Rub-salt-in-someone-s-wounds Definition
verb
(idiomatic) To make a painful situation even worse (even with the best of intentions).
John already feels guilty for what he did to you. Don't rub salt into his wounds.
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Origin of Rub-salt-in-someone-s-wounds
From the practice of using salt to inhibit infection of open wounds
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