fly in the face of
fly in the face of or fly in the teeth of {v. phr.}
To ignore; go against; show disrespect or disregard for.
You can't fly in the face of good business rules and expect to he successful.
Floyd's friends tried to help him, but he flew in the teeth of their advice and soon became a drunkard.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
