rub salt into the wound

成語所屬單字wound

rub salt into the wound — 慣用語

1. to make a bad situation even worse for someone who is already upset or suffering

1.慣用語
釋義

在傷口上撒鹽;落井下石

to make a bad situation even worse for someone who is already upset or suffering

例句

Laughing at his mistake after he lost the match just rubbed salt into the wound.

When Lara failed the exam, her brother rubbed salt into the wound by saying he had scored full marks.