a slap in the face
noun phrase
: a surprising act that offends or insults someone
Her decision to leave the company to work for our competitors was a slap in the face.
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This is embarrassing and a slap in the face to our nation's talented educators.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
To build high-rises in that foot print would be a slap in the face of those that have invested their dollars both commercial and residential for the view.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
Democratic lawmakers said the bill is a slap in the face to Nichols’ grieving parents and the government in majority-Black Memphis.
—Jonathan Mattise, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
In the wake of a meeting between US president Joe Biden and Russian president Vladimir Putin at a summit in Geneva, held partly to defuse tensions over Russia's SolarWinds espionage campaign, the latest news of Russian hacking might appear to be a slap in the face to US diplomatic efforts.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 1 July 2021
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
To build high-rises in that foot print would be a slap in the face of those that have invested their dollars both commercial and residential for the view.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
Democratic lawmakers said the bill is a slap in the face to Nichols’ grieving parents and the government in majority-Black Memphis.
—Jonathan Mattise, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
In the wake of a meeting between US president Joe Biden and Russian president Vladimir Putin at a summit in Geneva, held partly to defuse tensions over Russia's SolarWinds espionage campaign, the latest news of Russian hacking might appear to be a slap in the face to US diplomatic efforts.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 1 July 2021
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“A slap in the face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20slap%20in%20the%20face. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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