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salt in the wound

salt in the wound noun: something that increases someone's pain.

Noun

salt in the wound (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) Something that increases someone's pain.

Questions about salt in the wound

What does salt in the wound mean?
Salt in the wound means something that increases someone's pain.
What part of speech is salt in the wound?
Salt in the wound is a noun.

Words near salt in the wound in the dictionary

  1. salt hay
  2. salt hays
  3. Salt Hill
  4. salt horse
  5. salt horses
  6. salt in the wound
  7. Salt Island
  8. salt junk
  9. salt lake
  10. Salt Lake City
  11. Salt Lake County

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