slap in the face

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slap in the face (plural slaps in the face)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap,‎ in,‎ the,‎ face. (This sense is a translation hub.)
  2. (figuratively) Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff.
    Synonym: kick in the teeth
    That Joan's ex-boyfriend turned up to the school dance with Mary was a slap in the face for Joan, and now the girls are no longer best friends.

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