in someone's face

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in someone's face

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  1. literally Onto or into someone's face. Who would want to sit next to Larry, the guy who's too dumb not to blow his cigar smoke in your face?
  2. idiomatic In front of someone's face; before someone's eyes. The people on the beach blanket near ours were fine until they started changing into their swimsuits right in our faces.

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prep_phrase literally

Françaisau visage, dans le visage, dans la tête

prep_phrase idiomatic

Françaisau visage, au nez
Русскийв глаза́ v glazá, в лицо́ v licó

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@misc{in_someone_s_face_2026,
  title = {in someone's face},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20someone's%20face},
  urldate = {2026-11-08}
}