Tra từ turn the knife in the wound - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

turn the knife in the wound 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: ↑knife_idiom