slap in the face
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slap in the face
noun slaps in the face
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Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff.
That Joan's ex-boyfriend turned up to the school dance with Mary was a slap in the face for Joan, and the girls are no longer friends.
Similar: kick in the teeth, smack in the face
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap, in, the, face. (This sense is a translation hub.)
verb slaps in the face · slapping in the face · slapped in the face
- To insult or offend unnecessarily. With the election of George Bush this country has apparently chosen an answer to the AIDS crisis consisting of the most reactionary social principles. Adding insult to injury, it is a response which makes a show of slapping all marginalized groups in the face.
- To be or suddenly become bluntly obvious to.
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noun something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense
| 中文 | 大跌眼鏡 /大跌眼镜 dàdiēyǎnjìng, 出其不意 chūqíbùyì |
|---|---|
| Português | balde de água fria |
| Français | claque |
| Deutsch | Schlag ins Gesicht |
noun slap in the face or on the cheek
| Español | cachetada, bofetada, torta, soplamocos, mojicón, pasagonzalo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 扇耳光 shān ěrguāng, 掌摑 /掌掴 zhǎngguāi |
| Português | tapa na cara, tapa no rosto |
| Français | soufflet, gifle, claque |
| Deutsch | Ohrfeige, Backpfeife, Maulschelle |
| Italiano | schiaffo, sganascione, sberla, ceffone |
| Русский | пощёчина poščóčina, лещ lešč, оплеу́ха opleúxa |
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