Usually means: Emphasize point to cause discomfort.
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  1. rub it in: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. rub it in: Collins English Dictionary
  3. rub it in: Wiktionary
  4. rub it in: Dictionary.com
  5. Rub It In: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. rub it in: Idioms

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  1. rub it in: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (rub it in)

verb:  (informal, idiomatic) To add insult to injury; to emphasize one's strengths or another's weaknesses in a manner that degrades another.

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