rub salt in the wound

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To make an injury, physical or emotional, feel worse.

Japanese Meaning

（比喩的に）怪我や心の傷を、さらに悪化させる、追い打ちをかける。

It was one thing to tell her he had never loved her, but to then laugh at her reaction and rub salt in the wound was cruel.

彼に愛していなかったと言うだけでもつらかったのに、彼女の反応を笑い、さらに追い打ちをかけるとは残酷だった。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To make an injury, physical or emotional, feel worse.

rubs salt in the wound

（ present singular third-person ）

rubbing salt in the wound

（ participle present ）

rubbed salt in the wound

（ participle past ）

rubbed salt in the wound

（ past ）