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rub someone's nose in
Verb
Japanese Meaning
嫌な事実や証拠を突きつけ、相手に失敗や過ちを強調して恥をかかせる / 事実や証拠を示して、相手に自身の欠点やミスを痛感させる
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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To confront someone with (facts or evidence) that they find unpleasant in order to make them suffer. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rub, nose, in.
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rub someone's nose in
Instead of consoling her teammate, he chose to rub someone's nose in the mistakes she had made during the game, which made everyone uncomfortable.
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Instead of consoling her teammate, he chose to rub someone's nose in the mistakes she had made during the game, which made everyone uncomfortable.
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