rubbed it in
Drove point home
To rub something in is to emphasize or remind someone of a failure, mistake, or embarrassing situation, often maliciously or to cause discomfort: I know I was wrong—you don't have to rub it in.
The phrase evokes rubbing salt into a wound, intensifying pain rather than letting it heal.
- gloatingSmug triumph display
- I told you soGloating after being right
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
poor sport · sore loser · shame · guilt · embarrassment · belittling · sarcasm · humiliation · antagonizing · figurative language · aggravation · regret · irritation · colloquialism · resentment · scolding · irony · provoking