kick somebody in the teeth (also kick somebody in the stomach/pants American EnglishAmE) informal to disappoint someone or treat them badly at a time when they need help 使某人非常失望；粗暴地对待某人[指在其需要帮助之时] We all have times when life kicks us in the teeth. 我们都有生活不如意的时候。
kick somebody in the teeth• Graham sitting there waiting for me to kick him in the teeth.• If he had come begging and pleading, I would have laughed at him and kicked him in the teeth.• I couldn't kick him in the teeth after three years of good work and live with myself.
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