twist the knife
Meaning
Verb
- To deliberately do or say something to worsen a difficult situation or increase a person's distress, irritation, or anger.
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Origin
- Derived from the fact that the act of literally twisting a knife that is still inside someone who has just been stabbed will widen the wound and make it even more painful.
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