in the face

in the face idiom
In addition to the idiom beginning with in the face, also see blue in the face; fly in the face; look one in the face; red in the face; slap in the face; stare in the face; talk someone's arm off (until blue in the face).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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