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The Face on the Cutting-Room Floor — infobox Book | name = The Face on the Cutting Room Floor title orig = translator = image caption = 1986 Penguin edition author = Cameron McCabe cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Mystery publisher = Victor … Wikipedia
close the door upon — shut the door in the face of ; prevent … English contemporary dictionary
To the face — To To (?, emphatic or alone, ?, obscure or unemphatic), prep. [AS. t[=o]; akin to OS. & OFries. t[=o], D. toe, G. zu, OHG. zuo, zua, z[=o], Russ. do, Ir. & Gael. do, OL. do, du, as in endo, indu, in, Gr. ?, as in ? homeward. [root]200. Cf. {Too} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stare someone in the face — phrase if something is staring you in the face, it should be obvious to you The answer was staring me in the face. Thesaurus: to be, or to become obvious or noticeablesynonym Main entry: stare * * * be glaringly apparent or obvious the answer had … Useful english dictionary
stare in the face — stare (someone) in the face see ↑stare, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑face stare (someone) in the face (also chiefly US stare (someone) in the eye(s)) : to look directly into the eyes of (someone) … Useful english dictionary
Rain-in-the-Face — (1893). Rain in the Face (Lakota: Ité Omáǧažu (in Standard Lakota Orthography)) (c. 1835–September 15, 1905) was a warchief of the Lakota tribe of Native Americans. His mother was a Dakota related to the band of famous Chief Inkpaduta. He was… … Wikipedia
stare something in the face — phrase if you are staring something unpleasant in the face, you are close to suffering it When you’ve stared death in the face, everything after that is easy. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym Main entry: stare … Useful english dictionary
was slapped in the face — someone hit his face with the palm of their hand; he felt humiliated, reality struck him in the face, he discovered that his imagination does not come close to reality … English contemporary dictionary
stare something in the face — if you are staring something unpleasant in the face, you are close to suffering it When you ve stared death in the face, everything after that is easy … English dictionary
(a) slap in the face — an action that insults or upsets someone. The decision to close the sports hall was a slap in the face for all those who had campaigned to keep it open. (often + for) … New idioms dictionary
