a kick in the pants/teeth

a kick in the pants/teeth
a kick in the pants/teeth
een slag in het gezicht 〈figuurlijk〉

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  • kick\ in\ the\ pants — • kick in the pants • kick in the teeth n. phr. informal Unexpected scorn or insult when praise was expected; rejection. Mary worked hard to clean up John s room, but all she got for her trouble was a kick in the teeth. Compare: slap in the face …   Словарь американских идиом

  • kick in the pants — or[kick in the teeth] {n. phr.}, {informal} Unexpected scorn or insult when praise was expected; rejection. * /Mary worked hard to clean up John s room, but all she got for her trouble was a kick in the teeth./ Compare: SLAP IN THE FACE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • kick in the pants — or[kick in the teeth] {n. phr.}, {informal} Unexpected scorn or insult when praise was expected; rejection. * /Mary worked hard to clean up John s room, but all she got for her trouble was a kick in the teeth./ Compare: SLAP IN THE FACE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • kick\ in\ the\ teeth — • kick in the pants • kick in the teeth n. phr. informal Unexpected scorn or insult when praise was expected; rejection. Mary worked hard to clean up John s room, but all she got for her trouble was a kick in the teeth. Compare: slap in the face …   Словарь американских идиом

  • kick in the (seat of the) pants — AND kick in the ass; kick in the butt; kick in the teeth; kick in the rear n. a strong message of encouragement or a 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… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • kick in the teeth — Go to kick in the (seat of the) pants …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • kick — kickable, adj. kickless, adj. /kik/, v.t. 1. to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins. 2. to drive, force, make, etc., by or as if by kicks. 3. Football. to score (a field goal or a conversion) by place… …   Universalium

  • kick — /kɪk / (say kik) verb (t) 1. to strike with the foot. 2. to drive, force, make, etc., by or as by kicks. 3. to strike in recoiling. 4. Football to score (a goal) by a kick. –verb (i) 5. to strike out with the foot. 6. to have the habit of thus… …  

  • kick — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. strike or propel forcibly with the foot or hoof etc. 2 intr. (usu. foll. by at, against) a strike out with the foot. b express annoyance at or dislike of (treatment, a proposal etc.); rebel against. 3 tr. sl. give up (a habit) …   Useful english dictionary

  • kick — kick1 W3S2 [kık] v [I and T] 1.) to hit something with your foot kick sth down/over/around etc ▪ Billy was kicking a ball around the yard. ▪ The police kicked the door down. kick sb in the stomach/face/shin etc ▪ There was a scuffle and he kicked …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • List of The Fairly OddParents characters — This is a list of characters in the Nickelodeon animated series The Fairly OddParents. Contents 1 Protagonists 1.1 Timmy Turner 1.2 Cosmo and Wanda 1.3 Poof …   Wikipedia

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