- 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. 2001.
fly in the face of
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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 — (something) slightly formal to be the opposite of what is usual or accepted. These recommendations fly in the face of previous advice on safe limits for alcohol consumption … New idioms dictionary
fly in the face of — ► fly in the face of be openly at variance with (what is usual or expected). Main Entry: ↑fly … English terms dictionary
fly in the face of — index override Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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 — contradict, be opposite to These errors fly in the face of our reputation for accuracy … English idioms
fly in the face of something — phrase to completely oppose, or be completely opposite to, something that most people believe or accept Flying in the face of public opinion, the local authority has approved the demolition of the old theatre. Thesaurus: to oppose something or… … Useful english dictionary
fly in the face of something — fly in the face of (something) slightly formal to be the opposite of what is usual or accepted. These recommendations fly in the face of previous advice on safe limits for alcohol consumption … New idioms 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
