RUB SALT INTO THE WOUND - Định nghĩa trong Từ điển tiếng Anh
rub salt into the wound (verb phrase)
Giải nghĩa:
To make a difficult situation even worse for someone.
Ví dụ:
After being fired, not receiving his final paycheck was like rubbing salt into the wound.
Cách sử dụng
The expression “rub salt into the wound” means to make a bad situation worse by doing or saying something that will add to the already existing pain or frustration. It’s like adding additional hurt on top of an existing pain or problem. For example, if someone just lost their job and someone else keeps reminding them about how sad their situation is and how they won’t be able to pay bills, it can be described as “rubbing salt into the wound”. It’s usually used to describe situations where someone is already upset, hurt, or disappointed, and someone else makes it worse by doing something unnecessary.
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