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Kick Teeth Informal Puñalada Por La Espalda Tratar

Front a kick in the teeth
Back [informal] [puñalada por la espalda, tratar a alguien de manera injusta] If you describe the way someone treats you as a kick in the teeth, you mean that they treat you badly and unfairly, especially at a time when you need their support (She was dismissed from her job, which was a real kick in the teeth after all the work she'd done.)

Tags: idiom

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