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add insult to injury

Categories: hurt insulting verb
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[add insult to injury]  {v. phr.}
1. To hurt someone's feelings after doing him harm.
He added insult to injury when he called the man a rat after he had already beaten him up.
2. To make bad trouble worse.
We started on a picnic, and first it rained, then to add insult to injury, the car broke down.
Categories: hurt insulting verb
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cheapskate

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[cheapskate]  {n.},  {informal}
A selfish or stingy person; a person who will not spend much. — An insulting term.
None of the girls like to go out on a date with him because he is a cheapskate.
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eat dirt

Categories: informal insulting verb
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[eat dirt]  {v. phr.},  {informal}
To act humble; accept another's insult or bad treatment.
Mr. Johnson was so much afraid of losing his job that he would eat dirt whenever the boss got mean.
Categories: informal insulting verb
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eat humble pie

Categories: insulting shame verb
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[eat humble pie]  {v. phr.}
To be humbled; to accept insult or shame; admit your error and apologize.
Tow told a lie about George, and when he was found out, he had to eat humble pie.
In some old stories a boy with a stepfather has to eat humble pie.
Categories: insulting shame verb
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kick in the pants

Categories: informal insulting noun
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[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].
Categories: informal insulting noun
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putdown

Categories: insulting noun
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[putdown]  {n.}
An insult.
It was a nasty putdown when John called his sister a fat cow.
Categories: insulting noun
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ruffle feathers

Categories: insulting verb
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[ruffle feathers] or [ruffle one's feathers]  {v. phr.}
Insult or disturb slightly; offend.
The author ruffled some feathers by his portrait of his hometown.
Categories: insulting verb
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slap in the face

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[slap in the face] (1)  {n.}
An insult; a disappointment.
We felt that it was a slap in the face when our gift was returned unopened.
Doris thought it was a slap in the face when her boyfriend invited another girl to the dance.
Compare: [KICK IN THE PANTS].
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slap in the face

Categories: insulting verb
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[slap in the face] (2)  {v. phr.}
To insult; embarrass; make feel bad.
John slapped our club in the face by saying that everyone in it was stupid.
I don't want to slap her in the face by not coming to her party.
Categories: insulting verb
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