词汇 | stare something in the face |
释义 | Idiom stare something in the facestare (something) in the face to deal with something directly.We have stared hatred and prejudice in the face and seen what they can do. stare (someone or something) in the face1. Literally, to make direct and uninterrupted eye contact with someone. She just walked up to the boss, stared him in the face, and asked for a raise! I could never do that! 2. To confront a situation or issue directly. The suffragettes stared injustice in the face and won the right to vote. stare something in the ˈfacebe unable to avoid something: They were staring defeat in the face. |
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