be (/get) snubbed; be utterly routed; get (/meet with)a rebuff ? 這幾個(gè)家伙碰了一鼻子灰，夾著尾巴溜走了。(《敬愛的周總理我們永遠(yuǎn)懷念您》Ⅱ—43) Utterly routed,the renegades had to sneak away.
碰一鼻子灰peng yi bi zi hui
be snubbed
碰一鼻子灰
be snubbed;meeting with a rebuff
碰一鼻子灰
be sent off with a flea in one’s ear;be snubbed; get a rebuff