in someone's face
idiom
: in a direct way that shows anger or disrespect for someone
She laughed in his face.
He slammed the door in my face.
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Phone chargers were said to have burned peoples' hands and legs, and exploding batteries allegedly sprayed chemicals in someone's face.
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Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, CNN, 10 Sep. 2020
Laughing in someone's face can spread germs.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2014
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Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, CNN, 10 Sep. 2020
Laughing in someone's face can spread germs.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2014
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“In someone's face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20someone%27s%20face. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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