| 单词 | smack in the eye |
| 释义 | smack in the eye in British English informal, mainly British See full dictionary entry for smacka snub or setback Synonyms of 'smack in the eye'snub, blow, setback, rebuff More Synonyms of smack in the eye (idiom) Definition a snub or rejection Synonyms snub He snubbed her in public and made her feel an idiot. blow The ruling comes as a blow to environmentalists. setback He has suffered a serious setback in his political career. rebuff The results of the poll dealt a humiliating rebuff to Mr Jones. repulse She repulsed him with undisguised venom. slap in the face 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 rebuff Definition a blunt refusal The results of the poll dealt a humiliating rebuff to Mr Jones. Synonyms rejection, defeat, snub, knock-back, check, opposition, slight, refusal, denial, brush-off (slang), repulse, thumbs down, cold shoulder, slap in the face (informal), kick in the teeth (slang), discouragement, the (old) heave-ho (informal) in the sense of repulse Definition to reject with coldness or discourtesy She repulsed him with undisguised venom. Synonyms reject, refuse, turn down, snub, disregard, disdain, spurn, rebuff, give the cold shoulder to Nearby words of |
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