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fly in the teeth of
Thesaurus| Verb | 1.fly in the teeth of - go against; "This action flies in the face of the agreement"fly in the face ofgo against, violate, break - fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax" |
fly in the teeth of
fly in the teeth ofTo be or act in clear opposition to something else. I can't believe you said something so awful. It flies in the teeth of everything we stand for! Don't quit now, that just flies in the teeth of all your hard work.See also: fly, of, teethfly in the teeth of
Synonyms for fly in the teeth ofverb go againstSynonymsRelated Words |