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(informal) To add insult to injury; to emphasize one's strengths or another's weaknesses in a manner that degrades another.

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rub it in

Source Word

rub it in

Verb

informal

(informal) To add insult to injury; to emphasize one's strengths or another's weaknesses in a manner that degrades another.

Japanese Meaning

（非公式）相手に対して痛い目にあった事実を強調して、その負の感情をさらに悪化させる、すなわち皮肉や侮辱により、相手を傷つける行為。

Please don't rub it in that I failed the exam; I'm already upset about it.

私が試験に落ちたことを思い出させて、さらに追い打ちをかけないでください。

Sense（1）

(informal) To add insult to injury; to emphasize one's strengths or another's weaknesses in a manner that degrades another.

rubs it in

（ present singular third-person ）

rubbing it in

（ participle present ）

rubbed it in

（ participle past ）

rubbed it in

（ past ）