slap in the face
Example Sentences
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It turns your gift into a slap in the face with a wet fish.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
“What happened to you was not miraculous,” he tells her, and the contention is to her tantamount to a slap in the face.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
The decision was a "slap in the face to the people of Epping", said shadow interior minister Chris Philp.
From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025
"Instead, I suspect that Delhi will interpret this appointment as a slap in the face and further evidence that Trump doesn't care about the relationship," he says.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025
He took her decision to stay in the States as a slap in the face.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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