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verb
To reject some act in a spiteful manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To repay an act of kindness with disappointment or betrayal.
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verb
To lord over someone by exerting dominance, following a successful confrontation; sometimes in a subtle or snide manner.
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Synonyms: rub something in someone's face
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verb
To raise a past transgression in order to admonish someone.
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verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, something, in, someone, face.
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History
The figurative act of throwing a gift (senses 1 and 2), prize (sense 3) or merely an object (sense 4) in someone's face.
