touch someone's sore spot; pick at old wounds
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to touch someone's sore spot; to pick at old wounds; to bring up someone's past mistakes or shameful secrets
informal这是一个具有强烈比喻色彩的固定短语，常用于批评某人故意提及他人不愿回忆的尴尬、痛苦或不光彩的往事，是一种不体面或刻薄的行为。
Guò过
qù去
de的
qiǔ糗
shì事
jiù就
bié别
zài再
tí提
le了
，
nǐ你
zhè这
bù不
děng等
yú于
jiē揭
rén人
chuāng疮
bā疤
ma吗
？
Stop bringing up those embarrassing past events; isn't that just picking at old wounds?
Tā他
dāng当
zhòng众
jiē揭
le了
wǒ我
de的
chuāng疮
bā疤
，
ràng让
wǒ我
fēi非
cháng常
nán难
kān堪
。
He publicly touched my sore spot, which made me extremely embarrassed.
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Chǎo吵
jià架
de的
shí时
hou候
，
zuì最
bù不
yīng应
gāi该
zuò做
de的
jiù就
shì是
hù互
xiāng相
jiē揭
chuāng疮
bā疤
。
When quarreling, the worst thing to do is to pick at each other's old wounds.