a kick in the teeth



a kick in the teeth

if you describe the way someone treats you as a kick in the teeth, you mean that they treat you badly and unfairly, especially at a time when you need their support She was refused promotion which was a real kick in the teeth after all the extra work she'd done.
See also: kick, teeth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Thorstein-Norwegian
GergelyGER-gayHungarian
NeptuneNEP-toon (English), NEP-tyoon (English), NEP-choon (English)Roman Mythology (Anglicized)
LutherLOO-thərEnglish
Tony['təuni]
Ahmad-Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay