salt in the wound

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === salt in the wound (uncountable) (idiomatic) Something that increases someone's pain. ==== Usage notes ==== The can be replaced by a or a possessive. Wound can appear as a plural. In can be replaced by prepositions such as into, on, to, and from, the latter changing the sense, but staying within the metaphor. ==== Related terms ==== rub salt in the wounds