- stare one in the face
- phrasal to be undeniably and forcefully evident or apparent
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
stare one in the face
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stare one in the face — phrasal : to be undeniably and forcefully evident or apparent the significant difficulties that stare us in the face George Sampson … Useful english dictionary
stare one in the face — idi to be urgent or impending, as a deadline … From formal English to slang
stare someone in the face — verb To be extremely visible and obvious. Then, one night you wake up with a start at 3 oclock in the morning with the answer staring you in the face. Or maybe it hits you in the bath, like Archimedes, or while youre on the loo … Wiktionary
be staring one in the face — be glaringly obvious. → stare … English new terms dictionary
stare — starer, n. staringly, adv. /stair/, v., stared, staring, n. v.i. 1. to gaze fixedly and intently, esp. with the eyes wide open. 2. to be boldly or obtrusively conspicuous: The bright modern painting stares out at you in the otherwise conservative … Universalium
stare — [[t]stɛər[/t]] v. stared, star•ing, n. 1) to gaze fixedly and intently, esp. with the eyes wide open 2) to be boldly or obtrusively conspicuous 3) (of hair, feathers, etc.) to stand on end; bristle 4) to stare at: to stare a person up and… … From formal English to slang
stare — [ster] vi. stared, staring [ME staren < OE starian, akin to ON stara < Gmc * stara , having fixed eyes, rigid < IE base * (s)ter , rigid, stiff > STARK, Gr strēnēs, hard] 1. to gaze or look steadily with eyes wide open, as in fear,… … English World dictionary
stare — [c]/stɛə / (say stair) verb (stared, staring) –verb (i) 1. to gaze fixedly, especially with the eyes wide open. 2. to stand out boldly or obtrusively to view. 3. (of hair, feathers, etc.) to stand on end; bristle. –verb (t) 4. to stare at. 5. to… …
stare — verb 1》 look fixedly at someone or something with the eyes wide open. ↘(stare someone out/down) look fixedly at someone until they feel forced to look away. 2》 be unpleasantly prominent or striking. noun an act of staring. Phrases be staring… … English new terms dictionary
face — n Face, countenance, visage, physiognomy, mug, puss denote the front part of a human or, sometimes, animal head including the mouth, nose, eyes, forehead, and cheeks. Face is the simple and direct word {your face is dirty} {she struck him in the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
