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to rub salt into the wound

to rub salt in·to the wound
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too ruhb sawlt in-too stressed th ee woond]
    • /tu rʌb sɔlt ˈɪn tu stressed ði wund/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too ruhb sawlt in-too stressed th ee woond]
    • /tu rʌb sɔlt ˈɪn tu stressed ði wund/

Definition of to rub salt into the wound words

  • phrase to rub salt into the wound If someone or something rubs salt into the wound, they make the unpleasant situation that you are in even worse, often by reminding you of your failures or faults. 0
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Parts of speech for To rub salt into the wound

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to rub salt into the wound popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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