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单词
fly in the face of
释义
fly in the face of
in British English
to act in defiance of
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face
fly in the face of
in British English
face (sense 19
)
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fly
fly in the face of
in American English
to be rashly defiant of
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Examples of 'fly in the face of' in a sentence
fly in the face of
It made you fly in the face of the evidence, however compelling.
Clive Barker
THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW
(
2001
)
That was a scientific analysis, and you couldn't fly in the face of science.
Penelope Fitzgerald
HUMAN VOICES
(
2001
)
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to be at issue
to beat, kick or knock the shit out of someone
to be at large
to be at law/medical school
to be at liberty
to be at liberty to do sth
to be at loggerheads
to be at odds (with)
to be at one's best
to beat one's breast
to beat oneself up about sth
to be at one's wits' end
to be at one (with sb)
to be at or by sb's side
to beat or knock the living daylights out of someone
to be at peace with sb/sth
to be at/reach an advanced stage/level
to be a tribute to sth
to beat sb at his own game
to beat sb to a pulp
to beat someone at their own game
to beat someone's brains out bash someone's brains out
to be attached to sb/sth
to beat the band
to be at the centre of sth
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