slap in the face
Example Sentences
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"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
I see it as a slap in the face.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 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
The ten-gallon bottles stacked in its bed are clearly visible, and are a let-them-drink-wine sort of slap in the face to an increasingly thirsty population.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
