slap in the face

Definitions

1. 1

   Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense

   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.
2. 2

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap, in, the, face. (This sense is a translation hub.)

3. 3

   To insult or offend unnecessarily.

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   1. 4

      To be or suddenly become bluntly obvious to.

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