看美剧学英语:rub sth in one’s face
Rub something in one’s face:a. It means to inform someone or remind someone that you are superior to him or more fortunate than him in a way that is excessive to the point of rudeness. That is, you are not just pointing out your advantage, but emphasizing it in a way calculated to embarass the other person or build yourself up. { 反复讲别人不愿听的事、 在别人面前不停炫耀(某种优势或强项)};b. to keep reminding somebody of what they have done wrong. (唠叨他人的不对)
E.G.1:Take that bow out of her hair. I don’t want to rub our daughter’s adorableness in my barren sister’s face. { 节选自《摩登家庭》S05E04 Time-stamp:02:31}
E.G.2:He was an elite Harvard silver spoon and all that, but he didn’t rub it in your face, you know? { 节选自《新闻工作室》S03E05 Time-stamp:18:18 }