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rub it in

idiom

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


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  1. 01

    rub down

    To rub from top to bottom, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massage.

  2. 02

    rub elbows

    To associate closely; to consort, mingle, or socialize.

  3. 03

    rub in

    To make a point in an irritatingly emphatic manner.

  4. 04

    rub off

    To be transferred with little or no effort.

  5. 05

    rub off on

    To be acquired by or transferred to (someone) as a result of regular exposure.

  6. 06

    rub one's hands together

    To anticipate something eagerly.

  7. 07

    rub salt in someone's wounds

    To make a painful situation even worse (even with the best of intentions).

  8. 08

    rub salt in the wound

    To aggravate or exacerbate a physical or emotional injury.

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