salt in the/(one's) wound(s) Meaning An aggravation that mak | English Choice

salt in the/(one's) wound(s)

Meaning
An aggravation that makes something unpleasant, difficult, or painful even worse.

For example

I can't believe Sally broke up with John the day after his team lost the championship match. Talk about salt in the wounds!

My pride was already hurting when I didn't get the job, but it was like salt in my wound to hear that they gave it to Dave instead.