rub it in
verb1
Idiomatic, Informal To add insult to injury; to emphasize one's strengths or another's weaknesses in a manner that degrades another.
- Not to rub it in, but I'm working from home. So I took a swim this morning and have been thoroughly enjoying the beautiful weather.
- "Of course it wasn't worth while rubbing it in before young Hollyer, but, as a matter of fact, every single man carries the life of any other man—only one, mind you—in his hands, do what you will."1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
- Related terms
- rub in, rub salt in the wound