Phrase guide

in someone's face

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Onto or into someone's face.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: literally

Examples

  • Who would want to sit next to Larry, the guy who's too dumb not to blow his cigar smoke in your face?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep_phrase

Meaning 2

In front of someone's face; before someone's eyes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • The people on the beach blanket near ours were fine until they started changing into their swimsuits right in our faces.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: au visage — literally
  • French: dans le visage — literally
  • French: dans la tête — literally
  • French: au visage — idiomatic
  • French: au nez — idiomatic
  • Russian: в глаза́ (v glazá) — idiomatic
  • Russian: в лицо́ (v licó) — idiomatic