RUB SALT INTO THE WOUND

Meaning of RUB SALT INTO THE WOUND in English

see salt

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

RUB SALT INTO THE WOUND — place salt on an injury, make a matter worse than it already is
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RUB SALT INTO THE WOUND — make a painful experience even more painful. → salt
Concise Oxford English vocab
RUB SALT INTO THE WOUND — rub salt into the wound | rub ˈsalt into sb's wounds to make a difficult experience even more difficult for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUB SALT INTO THE WOUND — see salt
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WOUND — or trauma Break in any body tissue due to external action (including surgery). It may be closed (blunt trauma) or …
Английский словарь Британика
SALT — I Chemical compound formed when the hydrogen of an acid is replaced by a metal or its equivalent, such as …
Английский словарь Британика
WOUND — I. ˈwünd, chiefly dial ˈwau̇nd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wunde, wound, from Old English wund; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SALT — I. ˈsȯlt, chiefly Brit ˈsält noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old Frisian, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUB — I. ˈrəb verb ( rubbed ; rubbed ; rubbing ; rubs ) Etymology: Middle English rubben; akin to Frisian rubben …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTO — I. |intə, -n.tu̇, -n-(ˌ)tü, +V often -ntəw preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUB — (v. i.) To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world.
Английский словарь Webster
INTO — (prep.) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be …
Английский словарь Webster
INTO — ( prep. ) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WOUND — wound 1 — woundedly , adv. — woundingly , adv. /woohnd/ ; Older Use and Literary /wownd/ , n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SALT — salt 1 — saltlike , adj. /sawlt/ , n. 1. a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUB — /rub/ , v. , rubbed, rubbing , n. v.t. 1. to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INTO — /in"tooh/ ; unstressed /in"too, -teuh/ , prep. 1. to the inside of; in toward: He walked into the room. The …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WOUND — I. ˈwünd, archaic or dial ˈwau̇nd noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wund; akin to Old High German wunta …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SALT — I. ˈsȯlt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old High German salz salt, Lithuanian saldus sweet, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUB — I. ˈrəb verb ( rubbed ; rub·bing ) Etymology: Middle English rubben; akin to East Frisian rubben to rub, scrape, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INTO — preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō to Date: before 12th century 1. — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WOUND — impf & ·p.p. of wind. 2. wound ·impf & ·p.p. of wind. 3. wound ·- imp. & ·p.p. of wind …
Webster English vocab
SALT — noun marshes flooded by the tide. 2. salt ·noun fig.: bitter; sharp; pungent. 3. salt ·noun fig.: salacious; lecherous; lustful. …
Webster English vocab
RUB — noun imperfection; failing; fault. 2. rub ·noun the act of rubbing; friction. 3. rub ·noun a chance. 4. rub ·noun …
Webster English vocab
INTO — prep denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words. 2. into ·prep to the inside of; within. it is …
Webster English vocab
WOUND — [wound] n [ME, fr. OE wund; akin to OHG wunta wound] (bef. 12c) 1 a: an injury to the body …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SALT — [salt] n [ME, fr. OE sealt; akin to OHG salz salt, Lith saldus sweet, L sal salt, Gk hals salt, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUB — [rub] vb rubbed ; rub.bing [ME rubben; akin to Icel rubba to scrape] vi (14c) 1 a: to move along …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WOUND — a break in the continuity of any bodily tissue due to violence, where violence is understood to encompass any action …
Britannica English vocabulary
SALT — in chemistry, substance produced by the reaction of an acid with a base. A salt consists of the positive ion …
Britannica English vocabulary
WOUND — I wound 'injure, injury' BrE AmE wuːnd ▷ wounded/ly ˈwuːnd ɪd /li -əd /li ▷ wounding/ly ˈwuːnd ɪŋ /li ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SALT — salt, Salt, SALT BrE AmE sɔːlt sɒlt sɑːlt — Preference poll, British English: sɔːlt 43%, sɒlt 57%. ▷ salted ˈsɔːlt …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WOUND — I . *wound / wuːnd; NAmE / noun , verb —see also wound (II) ■ noun 1. an injury to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SALT — / sɔːlt; NAmE ; BrE also sɒlt/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. [ U ] a white …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUB — / rʌb; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -bb- ) 1. rub sth (with sth) to move your …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTO — / ˈɪntə; NAmE ; before vowels strong form ˈɪntu; strong form ˈɪntuː/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOUND — I. wound 1 /waʊnd/ BrE AmE the past tense and past participle of ↑ wind 2 II. wound 2 /wuːnd/ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SALT — I. salt 1 S2 W3 /sɔːlt $ sɒːlt/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sealt ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUB — I. rub 1 S2 /rʌb/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle rubbed , present participle rubbing ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INTO — in ‧ to S1 W1 /ˈɪntə; before vowels ˈɪntʊ; strong ˈɪntuː/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WOUND — n. & v. --n. 1 an injury done to living tissue by a cut or blow etc., esp. beyond the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SALT — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 (also common salt) sodium chloride; the substance that gives sea water its characteristic taste, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RUB — v. & n. --v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1 tr. move one's hand or another object with firm pressure over the surface …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WOUND — n. & v. n. 1 an injury done to living tissue by a cut or blow etc., esp. beyond the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SALT — n., adj., & v. n. 1 (also common salt) sodium chloride; the substance that gives sea water its characteristic taste, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUB — v. & n. v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1 tr. move one's hand or another object with firm pressure over the surface …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WOUND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. an injury done to living tissue by a cut or blow etc., esp. beyond …
Oxford English vocab
SALT — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. (also common salt) sodium chloride; the substance that gives sea water its characteristic taste, …
Oxford English vocab
RUB — 1. v. & n. --v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1. tr. move one's hand or another object with firm pressure over the …
Oxford English vocab
INTO — prep. 1. expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Oxford English vocab
WOUND — I. VERB FORM OF ‘WIND’ /waʊnd/ Wound is the past tense and past participle of wind 2. II. INJURY /wu:nd/ …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SALT — ( salts, salting, salted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Salt is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUB — ( rubs, rubbing, rubbed) 1. If you rub a part of your body, you move your hand or fingers backwards …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTO — Pronounced /ɪntu:/ or /ɪntu:/, particularly before pronouns and for meaning 14. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOUND — I. VERB FORM OF ‘WIND’ Wound is the past tense and past participle of wind 2. II. INJURY (~s, ~ing, …
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WOUND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SALT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a high sugar/salt/fibre etc content ▪ Red meat tends to have a high fat …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUB — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES rub your eyes ▪ Anna rubbed her eyes wearily. rubbing alcohol rubbing...hands with glee …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INTO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SALT — [adjective] [before noun; not gradable]Salt water is sea water.salt water lakes/lagoonssalt water fish/plantsThe estuary - a partially enclosed bay where …
Cambridge English vocab
RUB — [verb] -bb- - to press or be pressed against (something) with a circular or up and down repeated movementShe yawned …
Cambridge English vocab
WOUND — n. or trauma Break in any body tissue due to external action (including surgery). It may be closed (blunt trauma) …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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