kick in the teeth
Example Sentences
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Martin Lines, head of the Nature Friendly Farming Network and a farmer from Cambridgeshire, said this year's harvest "has been a real kick in the teeth".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The way they were treated was a "massive kick in the teeth" and it had caused widespread anger, she said.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
It’s a kick in the teeth for Rigetti, but quantum’s most stringent supporters on Wall Street are unmoved.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
Abbie's grandad, John Draper, died in 2015, which she described as "a kick in the teeth".
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
Maybe I wasn’t good enough for James, but ruining my show after all the work I’d put into it was a kick in the teeth.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
