fly in the face of

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fly in the face of 的定义

  1. Also, fly in the teeth of. Act in direct opposition to or defiance of. For example, This decision flies in the face of all precedent, or They went out without permission, flying in the teeth of house rules. This metaphoric expression alludes to a physical attack. [Mid-1500s]

fly in the face of 近义词

fly in the face of

等同于 negate

fly in the face of

等同于 oppose

fly in the face of

等同于 repudiate

fly in the face of

等同于 withstand

fly in the face of

等同于 brave

fly in the face of

等同于 challenge

fly in the face of

等同于 contradict

fly in the face of

等同于 counter

fly in the face of

等同于 dissent

更多fly in the face of例句

  1. France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
  2. In that photo, Merabet has a big smile that spreads across his whole face and lights up his eyes.
  3. Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.
  4. They know they will face either a swift backlash or deafening silence.
  5. Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
  6. It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.
  7. Bernard stood there face to face with Mrs. Vivian, whose eyes seemed to plead with him more than ever.
  8. A Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.
  9. With a suffocating gasp, she fell back into the chair on which she sat, and covered her face with her hands.
  10. Joe looked at her with a smile, his face still solemn and serious for all its youth and the fires of new-lit hope behind his eyes.