a slap in the face

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难度
标签 CEFR-C2
idiom
C2

an action that feels like an insult or a big disappointment

After all that hard work, losing my job was a real slap in the face.

在付出了那么多努力之后,失去工作真是一记耳光。

translation

idiom. 一记耳光