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slap in the face
A sharp rebuke or rebuff, as in Being criticized in front of my staff was a real slap in the face, or We thought it quite a slap in the face when they returned our letter unopened. The figurative use of this term, which can also refer to a literal blow, dates from the late 1800s.
Example Sentences
Dr Mario Donadi, a friend of another victim killed in the Air India crash, described the initial findings a "huge slap in the face" on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
I’m like, “Guys, that’s a slap in the face to when I’m putting three, four hours in at Starbucks, working on the writing and making sure the punch lines are all there.”
“It’s a slap in the face to our communities — especially to our children.”
"It was a real slap in the face - I thought it was a joke at first," she said.
The Scottish Conservatives said the decision to not make the payment universal was a "slap in the face" to pensioners.
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