slap in the face
Example Sentences
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First Minister Michelle O'Neills said the funding is a "slap in the face" and that it "doesn't touch the surface of what is required" for households affected by the rising costs.
From BBC
"It said I will still get a free pint on my birthday, but that's basically a slap in the face," she said.
From BBC
"That feels like the ultimate slap in the face because the NHS inadvertently caused my infertility," she says.
From BBC
"It was a big slap in the face when the tariffs were announced," said Tomi Mäkelä, general manager of Thailand's Lanna Clothing, a garment exporter.
From BBC
“What happened to you was not miraculous,” he tells her, and the contention is to her tantamount to a slap in the face.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
