add salt to injury in English

Forms: adds salt to injury [present, singular, third-person], adding salt to injury [participle, present], added salt to injury [participle, past], added salt to injury [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Blend of add insult to injury + rub salt in the wound. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|add insult to injury|rub salt in the wound}} Blend of add insult to injury + rub salt in the wound Head templates: {{en-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)

Inflected forms

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  ],
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    {
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        "past"
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"add salt to injury" meaning in English

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Inflected forms