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31in the face — See: BLUE IN THE FACE, LOOK IN THE EYE or LOOK IN THE FACE, SLAP IN THE FACE, STARE IN THE FACE …
32in the face of — also in face of phrasal face to face with ; despite < fearless in the face of danger > …
33To 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… …
34Door-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… …
35Danger triangle of the face — The danger triangle of the face. The dangerous triangle of the face or maxillofacial death pyramid (MDP) consists of the area from the corners of the mouth to the bridge of the nose, including the nose and maxilla.[1] Due to the …
36Rain-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… …
37Cutting off the nose to spite the face — is an expression used to describe a needlessly self destructive over reaction to a problem: Don t cut off your nose to spite your face is a warning against acting out of pique, or against pursuing revenge in a way that would damage oneself more… …
38Blue in the Face — Infobox Film name = Blue in the Face caption = Promotional movie poster director = Paul Auster Wayne Wang producer = writer = Paul Auster Wayne Wang narrator = starring = Harvey Keitel Lou Reed Roseanne Barr Michael J. Fox Jim Jarmusch music =… …
39In the Face of Funk — Infobox Album | Name = In the Face of Funk Type = Album Artist = Cameo Released = October 18 1994 Recorded = Genre = R B/Funk Length = XX:XX Label = Way Too Funky Producer = Larry Blackmon Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5 Last album = The Best of… …
40stare in the face — {n. phr.} 1. To be about to meet or to happen to (you.) * /Grandmother became very sick and death was staring her in the face./ * /Defeat stared them in the face, but the soldiers fought on bravely./ 2. To be easy to see; be plain. * /Are you… …
