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rub salt in the wound
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rub salt in the woundverb
To make an injury feel worse.
Etymology: Derived from the stingingly painful sensation of table salt deliberately being rubbed into an open, bleeding wound, as for torture, interrogation, etc.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rub salt in the wound in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rub salt in the wound in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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