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salt in the wound

Something that increases someone's pain.
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That's just salt in his wounds.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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الملح في الجرح

Salz in der Wunde

salto en la vundo

sal en la herida

מלח בפצע

соль в рану

زخم میں نمک

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