twist/turn the knife (in the wound)

Related to word: knife

Idiom

Definition

  1. to intentionally worsen the distress of someone who is already annoyed, worried, or upset.

    使感到煩惱、憂慮或沮喪的人更加難受;在別人的傷口上撒鹽。

    • After the argument, she kept bringing up my mistakes, which was just twisting the knife in the wound.

      爭吵後,她不斷提起我的錯誤,這無疑是在傷口上撒鹽。

    • I was already upset about being fired, and my boss kept saying I wasn't good enough, which was just twisting the knife.

      我已經因為被解雇而感到沮喪,而我的老闆還不斷說我不夠好,這簡直是在傷口上撒鹽。

    • When he found out I missed the important meeting, he sarcastically asked if I was on vacation, which was definitely twisting the knife.

      當他發現我錯過了重要會議時,他諷刺地問我是否在度假,這絕對是在傷口上撒鹽。