kick in the teeth
Example Sentences
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"But how they handled it was the kick in the teeth."
From BBC • Jun. 6, 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
Questioned whether Mahmood's response was a kick in the teeth, Morgan said she had made her position on the devolution of policing "clear" in her speech.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 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
For me, growing up as a human being on the planet Earth in the twenty-first century was a real kick in the teeth.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
