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rub salt in the wound

Limetoka wapi

Derived from the stinging sensation of salt deliberately being rubbed into an open, bleeding wound.

kitenzi rubs salt in the wound · rubbing salt in the wound · rubbed salt in the wound · rub salt in someone's wounds · rub salt into the wound

  1. idiomatic To aggravate or exacerbate a physical or emotional injury. To rub further salt into the wound, the narrow-gauge locomotives and rolling stock received the new corporate blue livery and double arrows logo.

    Yanayofanana: add insult to injury, kick someone when they are down, twist the knife, rub it in, add fuel to the fire, cap it all off, fan the flames, make matters worse, throw gasoline on the fire, With malice, hit someone when they are down, kick a dog when it's down

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verb to make an injury feel worse

Españolfrotar sal en la herida, hurgar en la herida, meter el dedo en la herida, hechar sal en la herida
한국어불난 집에 부채질한다 bullan jib-e buchaejilhanda
日本語傷口に塩を塗る kizuguchi ni shio o nuru
中文雪上加霜 xuě shàng jiā shuāng
हिन्दीजले पर नमक छिड़कना jale par namak chiṛaknā
Portuguêsesfregar sal na ferida, pôr o dedo na ferida
Françaisremuer le couteau dans la plaie
DeutschSalz in die Wunde streuen, den Finger in die Wunde legen
Italianomettere il dito nella piaga
Ελληνικάρίχνω αλάτι στην πληγή ríchno aláti stin pligí, ξύνω πληγές xýno pligés
Românăa pune sare pe rană
Русскийсы́пать соль на ра́ну sýpatʹ solʹ na ránu
עבריתזָרָה מֶלַח עַל הַפְּצָעִים zará mélakh al hap'tsa'ím

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MLA

"rub salt in the wound." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rub%20salt%20in%20the%20wound. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

rub salt in the wound. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rub%20salt%20in%20the%20wound

Chicago

"rub salt in the wound." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rub%20salt%20in%20the%20wound.

BibTeX
@misc{rub_salt_in_the_wound_2026,
  title = {rub salt in the wound},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rub%20salt%20in%20the%20wound},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}