| 单词 | a kick in the teeth |
| 释义 | a kick in the teethphrase See full dictionary entry for kickIf you describe an event as a kick in the teeth, you are emphasizing that it is very disappointing and upsetting. [informal, emphasis] This is another kick in the teeth for small businesses in the UK. Synonyms: setback, defeat, blow, disappointment More Synonyms of a kick in the teeth Synonyms of 'a kick in the teeth'setback, defeat, blow, disappointment More Synonyms of a kick in the teeth (idiom) Definition a humiliating rebuff It's a real kick in the teeth to see someone make it ahead of us. Synonyms setback He has suffered a serious setback in his political career. defeat the final defeat of all his hopes blow The ruling comes as a blow to environmentalists. disappointment The defeat was a bitter disappointment. hold-up They arrived late due to a motorway hold-up. hitch misfortune He had had his full share of misfortunes. rebuff whammy (informal) bummer (slang) Additional synonymsin the sense of blow Definition a sudden setback The ruling comes as a blow to environmentalists. Synonyms setback, shock, upset, disaster, reverse, disappointment, catastrophe, misfortune, jolt, bombshell, calamity, affliction, whammy (informal), choker (informal), sucker punch, bummer (slang), bolt from the blue, comedown (informal) in the sense of defeat Definition the act of defeating or state of being defeated the final defeat of all his hopes Synonyms frustration, failure, reverse, disappointment, setback, thwarting in the sense of disappointment Definition a person or thing that disappoints The defeat was a bitter disappointment. Synonyms letdown, blow, disaster, failure, setback, fiasco, misfortune, calamity, whammy (informal), choker (informal), washout (informal), anticlimaxNearby words of |
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