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  • 51in the face of — {adv. phr.} 1. When met or in the presence of; threatened by. * /He was brave in the face of danger./ * /She began to cry in the face of failure./ 2. Although opposed by; without being stopped by. * /Talking continued even in the face of the… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 52in the face of — {adv. phr.} 1. When met or in the presence of; threatened by. * /He was brave in the face of danger./ * /She began to cry in the face of failure./ 2. Although opposed by; without being stopped by. * /Talking continued even in the face of the… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 53on the face of it — {adv. phr.} Apparently; as it seems. * /On the face of it, Joe s claim that he can swim five miles is true./ * /His statement that he is a millionaire is, on the face of it, false./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 54on the face of it — {adv. phr.} Apparently; as it seems. * /On the face of it, Joe s claim that he can swim five miles is true./ * /His statement that he is a millionaire is, on the face of it, false./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 55To 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

  • 56in the face — See: BLUE IN THE FACE, LOOK IN THE EYE or LOOK IN THE FACE, SLAP IN THE FACE, STARE IN THE FACE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 57in the face — See: BLUE IN THE FACE, LOOK IN THE EYE or LOOK IN THE FACE, SLAP IN THE FACE, STARE IN THE FACE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 58in the face of — also in face of phrasal face to face with ; despite < fearless in the face of danger > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 59To fly in the face of — Face Face (f[=a]s), n. [F., from L. facies form, shape, face, perh. from facere to make (see {Fact}); or perh. orig. meaning appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and akin to E. fancy. Cf. {Facetious}.] 1. The exterior form or appearance&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 60Door-in-the-face technique — The door in the face (DITF) technique is a persuasion method. The persuader attempts to convince someone to comply with a request by first making an extremely large request that the respondent will obviously turn down, with a metaphorical&#8230; …

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