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TAKE THE QUIZ“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
phrase: to look directly at (someone who is also looking at one)
on the face of it
phrase: from only what is known at first
on the face of the earth
phrase: in the world
stare (someone) in the face
phrase: to look directly into the eyes of (someone) —usually used figuratively for something that should be apparent
staring someone in the face
phrase: easily seen : obvious
the face of the earth
noun phrase: everywhere in the world
wipe (someone or something) off the face of the earth
phrase: to destroy (someone or something) completely
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