rub someone's nose in

短语

词形变化

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别名

rub someone's face in

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To confront someone with (facts or evidence) that they find unpleasant in order to make them suffer.

  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rub, nose, in.

词源

From the technique of rubbing a pet's nose in the feces or urine when it makes a mess where it should not.

来源:wiktionary