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idiomin the face of sthif you do something or react in a particular way in the face of a problem, difficulty, or danger, you do it even though the situation is difficult or dangerous:Rescue teams are doing magnificent work in the face of the chaos and destruction caused by the floods.Judge Tumin said the prison staff were powerless in the face of organized criminal activity within the prison. —see also fly in the face of
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