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slap in the face

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a slap in the face
an action that insults or upsets someone. The decision to close the sports hall was a slap in the face for all those who had campaigned to keep it open. (often + for)
See also: face, slap
a slap in the face
an insult. She considered it a real slap in the face when she wasn't invited to join us.
See also: face, slap
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"There are passages in Dryden's satires in which every couplet has not only the force but the sound of a slap in the face," says a recent writer.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
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