rub (one's) nose in the dirt
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To humiliate one, especially by reminding one of a mistake or failure. One of my co-workers is always eager to rub my nose in the dirt any time she finds out I made a mistake. Yes, my business went under. No need to rub my nose in the dirt about it, Dad.
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