rub it in

English

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Verb

rub it in (third-person singular simple present rubs it in, present participle rubbing it in, simple past and past participle rubbed it in)

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

   Not to rub it in, but I'm working from home. So I took a swim this morning and have been thoroughly enjoying the beautiful weather.

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:make matters worse

Translations

add insult to injury

• Czech: rozmazávat to (cs) n
• French: retourner le fer dans la plaie (fr), en rajouter
• Hebrew: זרה מלח על פצעיו
• Hungarian: orra alá dörgöl, felemleget (hu), sulykol (hu)
• Romanian: a răsuci cuțitul în rană
• Russian: сы́пать соль на ра́ну (ru) (sýpatʹ solʹ na ránu)

See also

• rub in
• rub salt in the wound