How to Pronounce "rub salt in the wound"
expression
RUB SAWLT in thuh WOOND
rub SOLT in thuh WOOND
Definition
To make someone feel worse about something bad that has already happened, usually by reminding them of it or making an unkind comment.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɹəb/ /ˈsɔɫt/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwaʊnd/, /ˈwund
British English
ɹˈʌb/ /sˈɒlt/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /wuːnd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
RUB SAWLT in thuh WOOND
UK
rub SOLT in thuh WOOND
Listen in Context
Please don't rub salt in the wound by talking about my mistake again.
When he lost the game, his friends rubbed salt in the wound by laughing at him.
Telling her about your perfect score will rub salt in the wound after she failed the test.
He was already upset about losing his job, and you really rubbed salt in the wound by bringing up his old failures.