"poner el dedo en la llaga" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: pongo el dedo en la llaga [first-person, present, singular], puse el dedo en la llaga [first-person, preterite, singular], puesto el dedo en la llaga [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “put one's finger in the [open] wound”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|put one's finger in the 􂀿open􂁀 wound}} “put one's finger in the [open] wound”, {{lit|put one's finger in the 􂀿open􂁀 wound}} Literally, “put one's finger in the [open] wound” Head templates: {{es-verb}} poner el dedo en la llaga (first-person singular present pongo el dedo en la llaga, first-person singular preterite puse el dedo en la llaga, past participle puesto el dedo en la llaga)
  1. (idiomatic) to rub it in, rub salt in the wound Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-poner_el_dedo_en_la_llaga-es-verb-D3tVd1UW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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