Noun
salt in the wound (uncountable)
(idiomatic) Something that increases someone's pain.
A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound. Randy Pausch
The fact that the AESC planned to charge 15 bucks admission for students and public alike was salt in the wound, prompting other visions of disastrous failure, a furtive game of basketball in a silent, grave-like arena, etc. Source: Internet
It was only a matter of time for the US to make the breakthrough and to rub salt in the wound they hit two in two minutes. Source: Internet
Should Cavani inflict the final blow, it would only rub salt in the wound. Source: Internet
“We played against a guy named Jonah Mathews, who gave us the work and he just finished his career at USC, which is my favorite school, so it was salt in the wound every time I watch the Trojans,” he said. Source: Internet
I am not going to "chill" when I see those who represent the party structure going down the same path of rubbing salt in the wound that so many have worked so hard to heal these many years. Source: Internet