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
Cesarinoche-sah-REE-noItalian
Norton['nɔ:tən]
Evander (2)ee-VAN-dər, ə-VAN-dərScottish, English
Ernesto-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
NebİL-Turkish
Ju-Chinese