twist the knife (in the wound)

twist the knife (in the wound)
twist/turn/the knife (in the wound) phrase
to make a bad situation even worse
Thesaurus: to make something worsesynonym
Main entry: knife

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turn/twist the ˈknife (in the wound) idiom
to say or do sth unkind deliberately; to make sb who is unhappy feel even more unhappy

Marcia laughed as she twisted the knife still deeper.

Main entry:knifeidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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