- stare something in the face
- if you are staring something unpleasant in the face, you are close to suffering it
When you've stared death in the face, everything after that is easy.
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stare something in the face
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stare something in the face — phrase if you are staring something unpleasant in the face, you are close to suffering it When you’ve stared death in the face, everything after that is easy. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym Main entry: stare … Useful english dictionary
stare something in the face — stare (something) in the face to deal with something directly. We have stared hatred and prejudice in the face and seen what they can do … New idioms dictionary
stare someone in the face — phrase if something is staring you in the face, it should be obvious to you The answer was staring me in the face. Thesaurus: to be, or to become obvious or noticeablesynonym Main entry: stare * * * be glaringly apparent or obvious the answer had … Useful english dictionary
stare someone in the face — if something is staring you in the face, it should be obvious to you The answer was staring me in the face … English dictionary
stare in the face — stare (something) in the face to deal with something directly. We have stared hatred and prejudice in the face and seen what they can do … New idioms dictionary
stare in the face — stare (someone) in the face see ↑stare, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑face stare (someone) in the face (also chiefly US stare (someone) in the eye(s)) : to look directly into the eyes of (someone) … Useful english dictionary
stare — stare1 [ ster ] verb intransitive *** to look at someone or something very directly for a long time: It s rude to stare. stare at: He lifted his head and stared at her. stare into/out of/through etc.: They sat on the balcony, staring out across… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stare — I UK [steə(r)] / US [ster] verb [intransitive] Word forms stare : present tense I/you/we/they stare he/she/it stares present participle staring past tense stared past participle stared *** a) to look at someone or something very directly for a… … English 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
The Parafaith War — (1996) is a science fiction novel by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.. It is set in a future where humanity has spread to the stars and divided into several factions. Two factions, the Eco Tech Coalition and the Revenants of the Prophet ( revs ) are engaged… … Wikipedia
