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"salt in the wound" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means to add further pain or distress to an already difficult or painful situation. Example: After losing his job, John's car broke down and he had to spend all of his savings on repairs. It was like salt in the wound.
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But by then the offer was salt in the wound.
For the past year, Hopkins's columns only rubbed salt in the wound, they said.
A forum commenter: "This is not good for Nollywood – salt in the wound".
Perhaps a recently lost love's solicitude is salt in the wound.
A season finale against the team that just eliminated us feels like salt in the wound.
To rub salt in the wound, the quiz was won by... BBC3.
Francis" was gracefully simple in this regard; "Salt in the Wound" got a bit vaporous.
Saying, "Sorry, buddy," just seemed like rubbing salt in the wound.
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Salt-in-the-wound fees and problems.
"Decision Points" will have to do as a post-election salve or post-election salt-in-the-wound, as the case may be.
And trust us, no matter what GOOP tells you, rubbing salt in the wound even if it's pink and (kinda) from the Himalayas won't help.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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