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add insult to injury
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.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
cheapskate
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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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
eat dirt
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.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
eat humble pie
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.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
kick in the pants
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.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
putdown
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
ruffle feathers
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.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
slap in the face
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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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
slap in the face
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.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms