in the face

See:

BLUE IN THE FACE,

LOOK IN THE EYE or LOOK IN THE FACE,

SLAP IN THE FACE,

STARE IN THE FACE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[face] See: [BLUE IN THE FACE], [CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE], [FLY IN THE FACE OF], [HATCHET FACE], [HIDE ONE'S FACE], [IN ONE'S FACE], [IN THE FACE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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