| 词汇 | kick in the teeth |
| 释义 | kick in the (seat of the) pants and kick in the ass; kick in the butt; kick in the teeth Theme: ENCOURAGEMENT n. a strong message of encouragement or demand. (Use ass and butt with discretion.)All he needs is a kick in the seat of the pants to get him going.A kick in the butt will get her moving. Idiom 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. a kick in the teethA humiliating disappointment or setback. Losing my job after my car broke down was a real kick in the teeth. kick (one) in the teeth1. To criticize, exploit, insult, or fail to help one who is in a trusting or vulnerable position. Can Jeff's employee review wait until next week? His girlfriend just left him, and I don't want to kick him in the teeth. After telling us we'd lost our Christmas bonuses, the company kicked us in the teeth by saying we'd be expected to work Christmas Eve. 2. To deliver a humiliating disappointment or setback to one. Losing to our cross-town rivals because of such a terrible call by the ref really kicked us in the teeth. kick in the teethverbSee kick in the seat of the pants |
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