rub salt into the wound

None of them capitalised enough to really rub salt into the wound, but just enough to ensure that Pakistan had to go hard early in their chase and maintain it, which proved way beyond their capabilities.

“We always rub salt into the wound of our competitor, and of course, our adversaries, as you can see the measure of the negative media campaign against my beloved country Qatar,” he said.

Hearing that “does sort of rub salt into the wound,” Kovacik said.

To rub salt into the wound, there’s no guarantee that Big Media would invest its gains in improving news coverage or supporting local media and diverse media channels instead of launching stock buybacks or increasing executive salaries.

To rub salt into the wound, Tom Steyer, a billionaire hedge fund manager, has secured a position.