rub it in - Emphasise how bad a situation is to make someone feel worse.
在别人遭难的时候嘲讽别人的倒霉让他们更加难过。
A要在周末加班，非常郁闷。
B上去对他说：我这个周末去海边晒太阳。
Jack has to work over the weekend. John just want to rub it in, so he said to Jack "I am going to the beach for sunbath this weekend".
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Tiger is selling her pics but few people have paid to buy. Astina just tried to rub it in by announcing she's not buying after seeing Karen in person.
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Maybe LZ's explaination is not completely accurate.
rub it in = to keep reminding sb of sth they feel embarrassed about and want to forget ( from Oxford Dictionary)
For example,
I know I was stupid; you don’t have to rub it in.
[ 本帖最后由 mr_hyn 于 2008-10-14 00:02 编辑 ]
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俗话说，在伤口上撒盐！
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