slap in the face
Example Sentences
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Speaking outside the High Court in Glasgow afterwards Wylde's sister, Bernadette McCash, described the sentence as "a slap in the face".
From BBC • May 4, 2026
It turns your gift into a slap in the face with a wet fish.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
"What a slap in the face. That's a slap in the face," she added.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
The first slap in the face with a wet fish came for crypto on Feb. 21.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025
The words were a slap in the face.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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