add salt to injury

English

Etymology

Blend of add insult to injury +‎ rub salt in the wound.

Verb

add salt to injury (third-person singular simple present adds salt to injury, present participle adding salt to injury, simple past and past participle added salt to injury)

  1. Eggcorn of add insult to injury. [20th c.]
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