| 词汇 | to your face |
| 释义 | Idiom to your faceto (your) face directly to you.I already knew the answer, but I wanted him to say it to my face, even if it embarrassed him. to (one's) faceTo one directly, often quite literally by speaking face to face, as opposed to indirect methods. Hey, if you've got a problem with me, tell me to my face instead of complaining about me to everyone else at work. to one's faceOpenly, directly, as in I do not have the nerve to tell him to his face that he wasn't invited and shouldn't have come . This idiom alludes to a direct confrontation. [Mid-1500s] to someone's faceCOMMON If you say something, especially something critical or unpleasant, to a person's face, you say it directly to them. He was too old and he had to step aside. But who was going to say so to his face? At school, no-one would ever say anything to my face because they were scared of me. to somebody’s ˈface(say something) openly, when speaking to somebody: Would you really call her a liar to her face?I think he’s guilty but I’d never dare say it to his face. OPPOSITE: behind somebody’s backto (one's) face In the view or hearing of: insulted me to my face. |
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