- fly in the teeth of
- phrasal see fly in the face of
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fly in the teeth of
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fly\ in\ the\ teeth\ of — • fly in the face of • 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 be successful. Floyd s friends tried to help him, but he flew in the teeth… … Словарь американских идиом
fly in the teeth of — verb go against This action flies in the face of the agreement • Syn: ↑fly in the face of • Hypernyms: ↑violate, ↑go against, ↑break • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
fly\ in\ the\ face\ of — • fly in the face of • 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 be successful. Floyd s friends tried to help him, but he flew in the teeth… … Словарь американских идиом
fly in the face of — verb go against This action flies in the face of the agreement • Syn: ↑fly in the teeth of • Hypernyms: ↑violate, ↑go against, ↑break • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
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… … Dictionary of American idioms
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… … Dictionary of American idioms
fly in the face of — or fly in the teeth of phrasal to stand or act forthrightly or brazenly in defiance or contradiction of … New Collegiate Dictionary
fly in the face or teeth of — idi fly in the face or teeth of, to act in brazen defiance of: to fly in the face of tradition[/ex] … From formal English to slang
in the teeth of — phrasal 1. : in or into direct contact or collision with : so as directly to confront or be confronted with headed north in the teeth of the steadily rising gale N.R.Raine in the teeth of conditions to drive a normal actor crazy Kenneth Tynan 2 … Useful english dictionary
The Teeth (Filipino band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Teeth Background = group or band Img capt = Years active = 1993 – Present Origin = Manila, Philippines Genre = Alternative Rock/Pop Pinoy rock Grunge Label = Warner Music Philippines Associated acts = The Mongols… … Wikipedia
