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

[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

face-to-face

[face-to-face] {adv. phr.} 1. With your face looking toward the face of another person; each facing the other. * /Turning a corner, he found himself face-to-face with a policeman./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in one's face

[in one's face] {adv. phr.} 1. Against your face. * /The trick cigar blew up in the clown's face./ * /A cold wind was in our faces as we walked […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in the face of

[in 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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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