Idioms
Idioms are phrases which cannot be understood simply by looking at the meaning of the individual words in the phrase.
Idiom:
rub salt in (someone's) wound
Meaning:
to deliberately make someone's unhappiness or shame or misfortune worse
Example:
My supervisor rubbed salt in my wound when he continued to criticize me for my mistake.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
A group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.
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