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rub someone's nose in it
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Idioms and Phrases
Bring something, especially an error or fault, repeatedly and forcefully to someone's attention. For example, I know I was wrong, but don't rub my nose in it . This expression alludes to the unkind practice of housebreaking a dog by rubbing its nose in its feces. [Mid-1900s]Discover More
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They don’t hold grudges or rub someone’s nose in it when he’s wrong, focusing instead on what was learned and moving forward.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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