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kick in the guts

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kick in the guts
Sl. a severe blow to one's body or spirit. The news was a kick in the guts, and I haven't recovered yet. I didn't need a kick in the guts like that.
See also: gut, kick


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The thought of what I was doing hit me like a kick in the guts.
Trescothick reveals battle with depression by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Your commercially oriented sites probably took rankings kick in the guts in the last Google update.
Google Adsense by Anureet Singh Bhanot / Business community
A kick in the guts was how John Lloyd, Britain's captain, described Andy Murray's withdrawal from the world group tie in Buenos Aires next weekend.
Captain's anguish as Murray delivers abdominal kick to national cause by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
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