دیکشنری آنلاین تحلیلگران ( معنی فارسی twist the knife )

twist the knife

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English Dictionary

twist the knife (in the wound)
to do or say something unpleasant which makes someone who is already upset feel worse

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Idioms

twist the knife
turn/twist the knife
to do or say something unpleasant which makes someone who is already upset feel worse.

Having made the poor girl cry, he twisted the knife by saying she was weak and unable to cope with pressure.

to do or say something to make a situation worse.

He caused McCarthy to make a fool of himself, and then twisted the knife by asking, “Have you no decency, sir?”

Usage notes: also used in the form a twist of the knife:

When discussing the union, even when he starts by saying positive things George can never resist a twist of the knife.

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