Sentences with phrase «slap you in the face for»

European papers call the election result a resounding slap in the face for French conservatives.

They see it as a slap in the face for some reason (I'm not against them, though, just the idea that somehow a 2000 - year old Middle Eastern carpenter «died for me» (they never have a good answer as to what that really means)-RRB- and question why they spent so much money on my Catholic education.

I am a Christian, and although I realize that not all Muslims think as violent, I do believe it would be a slap in the face for the mosque to be built near ground zero.

This is a slap in the face for all those who have served their country.

Buying this kid is Bullsh!t he's there for the money making potential Meanwhile EVERYONE else is buying up players that will make a difefrence on the pitch instead of sitting on thier hands the very fact that Van Persie is or maybe a potential buyback is an astounding slap in the face for the arsenal fanbase what next I ask?

«I considered it to be an alarming lack of respect for his team - mates and a slap in the face for the club.

Since 2001, it's been misery for breakfast, despair for lunch, sorrow for dinner and a slap in the face for dessert, every single day.

Fabregas played as if he couldn't care less on Sunday, if he plays like that against Spurs then I think not only would that be a slap in the face for the fans it would also be an admission that he is off.

In the words of veteran CSL journalist Zhao Zhen: «This substitution by Liaoning was really a slap in the face for the FA.»

That's a slap in the face for David Cameron, whose enthusiasm for appointing the American super cop Bratton knew no bounds.

«Given that the chancellor promised a year ago that bank chief executive pay would be linked to SME lending, news of Mr Hester's bonus is a slap in the face for thousands of small businesses struggling to get the finance they need.

Michelle Mitchell, a spokeswoman for the charity, said: «This is a slap in the face for thousands of women in or approaching retirement who are being penalised for taking time out of work to care.»

Labour First, shadowy right - wing Old Labour group run by John Spellar got in first (though the mouth of former Labour national executive member Luke Akehurst), describing the new group as «a slap in the face for grassroots campaigners ``.

Rockland County Executive Ed Day calls this move a slap in the face for the county when it comes to train service.

Presumably this is because if he were to choose anyone other than David Miliband it would seem a slap in the face for his vanquished elder brother.

Andy Burnham said it was a «slap in the face for young people» that under - 25s would be excluded from the compulsory level.

That would be an almighty slap in the face for the David Cameron who has thrown his weight behind the idea in a big way.

The major threat to passing on something to the next generation, and the real slap in the face for having been provident and saved for your old age, - all middle class pre-occupations - is that the increasing costs of care will wipe out any savings.

«In a year when we will be celebrating 70 years since the Windrush came to the UK, with British citizens who were invited to this country, to help rebuild Britain into what it is today, this is a slap in the face for them,» he said.

Lib Dem Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander said: «This is another Labour slap in the face for the millions of self - employed who bring energy and dynamism to our economy.

«It was such a slap in the face for those who do good science.»

In fact, some research in 2007 actually showed milk to produce a greater anabolic response after weight training than a store - bought bodybuilding supplement... sort of a slap in the face for all those companies pushing «metabolic optimizers» and supplement «stacks» based on «modern science» and nutrition theory.

I have yet to have a restuarant server slap me in the face for this simple request.

An old school space shooter, will slap you in the face for starters, and then, if you're a fan of the genre, you'll become good friends.

I'm not a racist but that is a directly slap in the face for those who expected their first African live action superhero.

Indeed, the selection of Fiennes — a Londoner — feels like a slap in the face for black British actors.

It is a massive slap in the face for those expecting the usual dialogue heavy experience of a Tarantino film.

This will be a slap in the face for them and for the hard - pressed families it supports.

It was a slap in the face for them to be portrayed as out - of - touch...

Council Leader Darren Cooper said: «This announcement is a slap in the face for thousands of pupils.

Unless, of course, you don't give a flip what your fans think and you like slapping them in the face for daring to support your work and recommend it for what has been one of the most prestigious prizes in the industry.

It's a big slap in the face for collectors since the omnibus editions are cheaper and of course look very different from the singles.

How would you feel if you are uncomfortable being at the dentist, and the dentist would you strap you up, force you to endure the procedure and even slap you in the face for not staying still?

If you are are fearful of spiders and tend to scream when you see one, if you are slapped in the face for screaming, this will not change the underlying emotion; actually, now you may have two fears: the fear of spiders and the fear of being slapped on top of that!

Considering credit card surcharges aren't standard practice in Singapore, this was a nice slap in the face for customers.

But it's gonna be a slap in the face for those who already bought XB1..

They surely deserve a figurative slap in the face for acts like that one.

It was your narrative then, as it was at the beginning of PS3 too... If last month's NDP serves a slap in the face for those who champion exclusives then this article serves as a pistol whip to the face to those who claimed victory based off the single month NDP results and those who shout so much that exclusives don't matter or don't have much of an impact... * * *» And DESPITE me saying what my point was in my last post and showing you, you still don't get it.»

I find it to be a massive slap in the face for the collectors of the figures and discs since the beginning.

Likewise, outwitting a hunter by seeing them coming a mile away before slapping them in the face for a stun is very, very satisfying.

No wonder it's often a slap in the face for students when cost becomes a reality during the summer or upon graduation.

«That was a real slap in the face for state lawyers, and the reason why the (2016 - 17) strike went on for so long,» says Dalia Gesualdi - Fecteau, a former government lawyer who teaches labour and employment law at the Université du Québec à Montréal.

It's like a slap in the face for people who can't do resumes, and a few times you slapped mine:)

It is great that people choose to further their education and become an assistant, but it is a slap in the face for medical assistants or CNAs to tell anyone they are a nurse because it s MUCH more difficult anyway you look at it.

Not exact matches

Con artists are a crafty group of people who know exactly how to deceive and control their victims, but their methods are as obvious as a slap in the face if you know what to look for.

«Having spent four years living and breathing this independent luxury hotel, we'd go to Indianapolis or Omaha and get slapped in the face with Hiltons or Marriotts, these thoughtless hotels and restaurants,» recalls Robinson, who worked for years with the Four Seasons and helped Tricoci develop and manage the Elysian, a high - end boutique hotel in Chicago.

Mars Dorian shares five creative lessons he's learned from his enemies, including: «Ask for that slap in the face.»

A tit - for - tat trade war could evolve into a full - blown one that hurts everyone, and would be a slap in the face of the global statesmanship, and commitment to globalization Xi has tried hard to display, most notably with his speech at the original Davos last year, where he presented himself as a counter to the newly - elected Trump's protectionism.

People love to quote Buffet and say «price is what you pay value is what you get» but I can assure you that Buffet would slap you in the face with a BigMac if you paid 60 times the earnings for a company that sells a boring (non growth) product such as toilet - paper or tooth - paste.

«Hydro One has slapped us in the face by going shopping for a utility that owns one of the largest polluters in the U.S. northwest,» added Angela Bishoff of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance.