“THE FACE”

The following 13 entries include the term THE FACE.

blue in the face

phrase

: extremely exasperated

fly in the face of

phrase

: to stand or act forthrightly or brazenly in defiance or contradiction of

in the face of

phrase

: face-to-face with : despite

stare one in the face

phrase

: to look directly into the eyes of (someone)

off-the-face

adjective

: brimless or having a brim that does not shade the face

a slap in the face

noun phrase

: a surprising act that offends or insults someone

look (someone) in the face

idiom

: to look directly at (someone who is also looking at one)

on the face of it

idiom

: from only what is known at first

on the face of the earth

idiom

: in the world

stare (someone) in the face

idiom

: to look directly into the eyes of (someone) usually used figuratively for something that should be apparent

staring someone in the face

idiom

: easily seen : obvious

the face of the earth

noun phrase

: everywhere in the world

wipe (someone or something) off the face of the earth

idiom

: to destroy (someone or something) completely


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