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kick in the teeth
idiom informal
If you describe the way someone treats you as a kick in the teeth, you mean that that person treats you badly and unfairly, especially at a time when you need their support: （尤指在需要帮助时遭受的）恶劣待遇，严重打击
She was dismissed from her job, which was a real kick in the teeth after all the work she'd done.她辛辛苦苦做了那么多工作之后被解雇了，这使她深受打击。
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