stare someone in the face
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stare someone in the face
verb stares someone in the face · staring someone in the face · stared someone in the face
- To be extremely visible and obvious to someone. Then, one night you wake up with a start at 3 o'clock in the morning with the answer staring you in the face. Or maybe it hits you in the bath, like Archimedes, or while you're on the loo.
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verb To be extremely visible and obvious
| Русский | броса́ться в глаза́ brosátʹsja v glazá |
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