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idiombe staring sb/sth in the face1 if a bad or difficult situation is staring you in the face, or you are staring it in the face, it is very likely to happen:We had very little food left, and starvation was staring us in the face.We were staring war in the face, and could do nothing to avoid it.2 if a fact or idea is staring you in the face, it is very clear and easy to recognize, but you do not recognize it immediately:We spent two days worrying about the problem of transport, when all the time the answer was staring us in the face.There's an issue staring us all in the face that you may not have thought of - that is, we may all live just as long in retirement as we spent working.
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