English Expressions : Don't rub it in! Dialogue Mike: They are trying to teach me a lesson for turning down the report! I feel like knocking my head against the wall trying to point it out but they just won’t listen! See! That’s what you get out of your goodwill. Peter: It serves you right because you’ve allowed them to walk all over you. Mike: Don't rub it in! I don't like getting the short end of the stick. Peter: What I want to say is unless you’re giving them the green line, they won’t dare to take you for granted. Mike: Do you think it’s too late to turn the tables on them? Peter: Not at all! It’s never too late to take the gloves off. Vocabulary Knock one's head against the wall: to waste time in futile effort to improve or change something. Serve someone right: be someone's deserved punishment or misfortune. Walk all over someone: to take advantage of someone. Rub it in: to constantly refer to a mistake or fault. Get the short end of the stick: to receive unfair, unequal treatment. Give the green line: to allow. Take for granted: To underestimate or undervalue someone or something. Turn the tables: to change or reverse something dramatically. Take the gloves off: To begin to behave in a more hostile or tenacious way.