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
"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
Once out in the street, because I was so tired and also because we hadn’t opened the blinds, the day, already bright with sun, hit me like a slap in the face.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
