"A slap in the face" nghĩa là gì?

Frederik Magle conducting symphony orchestra, live in Koncerthuset (Copenhagen Concert Hall) . Photo courtesy Frederik Magle Music.

'A slap in the face' có từ face là gương mặt. A slap in the face nghĩa đen là một cái tát vào mặt, hay là một cái bạt tai, và nghĩa bóng là một hành động sỉ nhục, hay làm người khác mất mặt.

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It was a real slap in the face when they didn't invite me to the wedding.
His remarks are a slap in the face for the local community.
Cash crop farmer Jim Reith told a panel of provincial and federal politicians on the weekend it was a slap in the face.
Besides, a guest conductor would be a slap in the face without parallel for Rankl.
Clapping loudly the moment an emotionally devastating piece ends "is really like a slap in the face ", he says.
He has forced industries to comply with safety and equity laws, but the Sasol accident, which claimed lives, was a slap in the face.
Just when she'd thought he was delivering a slap in the face , he'd turned it into a caress.

In front of everyone at the executive board (ban quản trị) meeting, the boss criticized (chỉ trích) Jane for not doing enough to increase sales (tăng số hàng bán được). That came as a slap in the face since he had just taken her to lunch to thank her for her hard work.

The word “McJob” is defined by one dictionary as “low-paying, dead-end work (công việc không có tương lai, không có triển vọng thăng tiến”. To the McDonald’s company, that’s a slap in the face. They say it’s a real insult to the 12 million men and women who work in the restaurant industry.

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