be (/get) snubbed; be utterly routed; get (/meet with)a rebuff ❍ 这几个家伙碰了一鼻子灰，夹着尾巴溜走了。(《敬爱的周总理我们永远怀念您》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