rub salt in the wound

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Meaning: (idiomatic)Toaggravateorexacerbateaphysicaloremotionalinjury.Synonyms:add insult to injury,kick someone when they are down,twist the knife,rub it in;see alsoThesaurus:make matters worse2023January 11, Richard Foster, “British Rail'sweirdestrailways...: Vale of Rheidol”, inRAIL, number974, page47:Torubfurthersalt into the wound, the narrow-gauge locomotives and rolling stock received the new corporate blue livery and double arrows logo.

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