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.

Examples of in someone's face in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Phone chargers were said to have burned peoples' hands and legs, and exploding batteries allegedly sprayed chemicals in someone's face. Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, CNN, 10 Sep. 2020 Laughing in someone's face can spread germs. Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2014

Dictionary Entries Near in someone's face

Cite this Entry

“In someone's face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20someone%27s%20face. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!