Regina Tuyen Le
2021-12-05 04:12
Rub someone's nose in the dirt informal verb phrase
To keep reminding someone of their failure or mistake.
I realize that we lost, so there's no need to rub my nose in the dirt.
They kept rubbing my nose in the dirt even though I was not the one who made that poor decision.
Used to describe a situation in which people criticize and blame someone else for a fault, mistake or weakness that they also have themselves
To say bad things about someone.
If one is brought down a notch (or two), they are reduced their pride or ego.
To humiliate someone, or show someone that they are not as important as they think.
The verb "rub" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase, which has been used since the mid-1900s, is based on the mistaken assumption that the best way to house train a puppy is to run their nose in their own feces or urine after they have pooped indoors.
Do you see anything wrong?
Time is running out.
Time's a-wastin' and you're still enjoying breakfast?
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