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a slap in the face
phrase informal
C2
an action that insults or upsets someone: 一记耳光;侮辱;打击
It was a real slap in the face for him when she refused to go out to dinner with him.她拒绝和他一起出去吃晚饭，这对他真是一种侮辱。
This derisory offer is a slap in the face for all our hard-working nurses.
This is a slap in the face for all the many people who've worked so hard to improve the system.
This bill is a slap in the face to all police officers.
Sadly, this is just another slap in the face to the victims of his heinous crimes.
See also
slapnoun(HIT)
a slap in the face | American Dictionary
a slap in the face
idiom
an insult, esp. when it comes as a surprise:
It was a real slap in the face when they didn't invite me to the wedding.
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