"Salt in an open wound" nghĩa là gì?


"Salt in an open wound" -> nghĩa là 'xát muối vào vết thương'.

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His eldest son, John Benham “Ben” Robinson, 34, said the succession (kế nhiệm) plans “served as salt in an open wound”. Helen Benham, who was married to Robinson between 1986 and 2003 and worked for Scholastic for three decades, said they had became good friends again during the coronavirus pandemic.

Ben Robinson, who operates a sawmill (cưa máy) and workshop that produces lumber, flooring and furniture (nội thất) from trees in Martha’s Vineyard, told the Journal that the estate plans “served as salt in an open wound.”

Trump officials say a new plan will protect Bears Ears. Others call it ‘salt in an open wound.’ The plan to manage what’s left of the reduced monument (vật kỉ niệm)‘is like seeing that your grandmother’s house has been robbed,’ said one Native American tribal representative.

“However, from a practical, ethical, business relationship standpoint (quan điểm), that’s toxic,” Sacco says. “Particularly at a time like now when everyone is struggling to stay afloat.” Coupled with pandemic realities, it was “like rubbing salt in an open wound,” he adds.

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