Similar words: in the teeth, in the teeth of, to the teeth, armed to the teeth, in the thick of, stick in the mud, stick-in-the-mud, kick in.
(1) The job losses are a kick in the teeth for the union.
(2) A kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.
(3) Not being accepted by colleges is surely a kick in the teeth for an excellent student like Kate.
(4) Sometimes you need a kick in the teeth to get up and going again and to concentrate on the basics.
(5) A kick in the teeth may be the best thing in t the world for you.
(6) A kick in the teeth may the best thing in the world for you.
(7) It was a kick in the teeth to concede the equaliser so late on.
(8) Well(sentencedict.com/a kick in the teeth.html), that was a kick in the teeth. We were not happy with our performance. This result makes these next 2 games even bigger.
(9) The contract is a kick in the teeth for British workers.
(10) That is why the settlement of 4.4 percent. is rightly described as a kick in the teeth.
(11) All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. Walt Disney 
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