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Meaning of rub salt in someone's wounds | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To make a painful situation even worse (even with the best of intentions).

idiomatic

Examples

“John already feels guilty for what he did to you. Don't rub salt into his wounds.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

rub salt in the wound rub shoulders rub someone the wrong way rub someone's face in rub someone's nose in rub the fear of God into