Friday, July 8, 2016

To rub salt into the wound

To rub salt into the wound - to make a difficult situation even worse for someone.

Example - "When Sheila found out she had failed the test, she was upset. The professor rubbed salt into the wound when he told her that she would not be able to graduate because of her poor mark"


Image - http://nicholsoncartoons.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012-02-29-Abbott-applies-salt-to-wounds-650x366.jpg

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