كيف تنطق "salt in the wound"

expression

SAWLT in thuh WOOND

SOLT in thuh WOOND

التعريف

To make someone’s pain or disappointment even worse by reminding them of it or by adding an extra insult or difficulty.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈsɔɫt/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwaʊnd/, /ˈwund

الإنجليزية البريطانية

sˈɒlt/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /wuːnd

أمريكي

SAWLT in thuh WOOND

بريطاني

SOLT in thuh WOOND

Losing the game was bad, but hearing them laugh was salt in the wound.

Telling him about my promotion was just salt in the wound after he lost his job.

Your rude comment was salt in the wound after my bad day.

I was already upset about missing the bus, and then it started raining—talk about salt in the wound.