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fly in the face of
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fly in the face of
(wn) | fly in the face of
v 1: go against; "This action flies in the face of the
agreement" [syn: fly in the face of, {fly in the teeth
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fly in the face of something
(encz) | fly in the face of something,odporovat něčemu [fráz.] např. "This is an
argument that seems to fly in the face of common sense." Pino |
To fly in the face of
(gcide) | Fly \Fly\ (fl[imac]), v. i. [imp. Flew (fl[=u]); p. p. Flown
(fl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Flying.] [OE. fleen, fleen,
fleyen, flegen, AS. fle['o]gan; akin to D. vliegen, OHG.
fliogan, G. fliegen, Icel. flj[=u]ga, Sw. flyga, Dan. flyve,
Goth. us-flaugjan to cause to fly away, blow about, and perh.
to L. pluma feather, E. plume. [root]84. Cf. Fledge,
Flight, Flock of animals.]
1. To move in or pass through the air with wings, as a bird.
2. To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass
or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse.
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3. To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag.
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Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
--Job v. 7.
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4. To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate
rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around;
rumor flies.
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Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race.
--Milton.
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The dark waves murmured as the ships flew on.
--Bryant.
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5. To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an
enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee.
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Fly, ere evil intercept thy flight. --Milton.
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Whither shall I fly to escape their hands ? --Shak.
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6. To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly
or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word; as, a door
flies open; a bomb flies apart.
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To fly about (Naut.), to change frequently in a short time;
-- said of the wind.
To fly around, to move about in haste. [Colloq.]
To fly at, to spring toward; to rush on; to attack
suddenly.
To fly in the face of, to insult; to assail; to set at
defiance; to oppose with violence; to act in direct
opposition to; to resist.
To fly off, to separate, or become detached suddenly; to
revolt.
To fly on, to attack.
To fly open, to open suddenly, or with violence.
To fly out.
(a) To rush out.
(b) To burst into a passion; to break out into license.
To let fly.
(a) To throw or drive with violence; to discharge. "A man
lets fly his arrow without taking any aim." --Addison.
(b) (Naut.) To let go suddenly and entirely; as, to let
fly the sheets.
[1913 Webster]Face \Face\ (f[=a]s), n. [F., from L. facies form, shape, face,
perh. from facere to make (see Fact); or perh. orig.
meaning appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and
akin to E. fancy. Cf. Facetious.]
1. The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part
which presents itself to the view; especially, the front
or upper part or surface; that which particularly offers
itself to the view of a spectator.
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A mist . . . watered the whole face of the ground.
--Gen. ii. 6.
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Lake Leman wooes me with its crystal face. --Byron.
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2. That part of a body, having several sides, which may be
seen from one point, or which is presented toward a
certain direction; one of the bounding planes of a solid;
as, a cube has six faces.
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3. (Mach.)
(a) The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or
pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or
object.
(b) That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog
wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line.
(c) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end
to end; as, a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face.
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4. (Print.)
(a) The upper surface, or the character upon the surface,
of a type, plate, etc.
(b) The style or cut of a type or font of type.
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5. Outside appearance; surface show; look; external aspect,
whether natural, assumed, or acquired.
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To set a face upon their own malignant design.
--Milton.
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This would produce a new face of things in Europe.
--Addison.
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We wear a face of joy, because
We have been glad of yore. --Wordsworth.
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6. That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes,
cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated; visage; countenance.
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In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.
--Gen. iii.
19.
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7. Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air;
appearance.
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We set the best faceon it we could. --Dryden.
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8. (Astrol.) Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac.
--Chaucer.
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9. Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or
confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness;
effrontery.
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This is the man that has the face to charge others
with false citations. --Tillotson.
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10. Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the
face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of,
before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the
face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the
face of, from the presence of.
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11. Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor
or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases.
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The Lord make his face to shine upon thee. --Num.
vi. 25.
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My face [favor] will I turn also from them. --Ezek.
vii. 22.
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12. (Mining) The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or
excavation, at which work is progressing or was last
done.
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13. (Com.) The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond,
or other mercantile paper, without any addition for
interest or reduction for discount; most commonly called
face value. --McElrath.
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Note: Face is used either adjectively or as part of a
compound; as, face guard or face-guard; face cloth;
face plan or face-plan; face hammer.
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Face ague (Med.), a form of neuralgia, characterized by
acute lancinating pains returning at intervals, and by
twinges in certain parts of the face, producing convulsive
twitches in the corresponding muscles; -- called also {tic
douloureux}.
Face card, one of a pack of playing cards on which a human
face is represented; the king, queen, or jack.
Face cloth, a cloth laid over the face of a corpse.
Face guard, a mask with windows for the eyes, worn by
workman exposed to great heat, or to flying particles of
metal, stone, etc., as in glass works, foundries, etc.
Face hammer, a hammer having a flat face.
Face joint (Arch.), a joint in the face of a wall or other
structure.
Face mite (Zool.), a small, elongated mite ({Demdex
folliculorum}), parasitic in the hair follicles of the
face.
Face mold, the templet or pattern by which carpenters,
etc., outline the forms which are to be cut out from
boards, sheet metal, etc.
Face plate.
(a) (Turning) A plate attached to the spindle of a lathe,
to which the work to be turned may be attached.
(b) A covering plate for an object, to receive wear or
shock.
(c) A true plane for testing a dressed surface. --Knight.
Face wheel. (Mach.)
(a) A crown wheel.
(b) A wheel whose disk face is adapted for grinding and
polishing; a lap.
face value the value written on a financial instrument;
same as face[13]. Also used metaphorically, to mean
apparent value; as, to take his statemnet at its face
value.
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Cylinder face (Steam Engine), the flat part of a steam
cylinder on which a slide valve moves.
Face of an anvil, its flat upper surface.
Face of a bastion (Fort.), the part between the salient and
the shoulder angle.
Face of coal (Mining), the principal cleavage plane, at
right angles to the stratification.
Face of a gun, the surface of metal at the muzzle.
Face of a place (Fort.), the front comprehended between the
flanked angles of two neighboring bastions. --Wilhelm.
Face of a square (Mil.), one of the sides of a battalion
when formed in a square.
Face of a watch, clock, compass, card etc., the dial or
graduated surface on which a pointer indicates the time of
day, point of the compass, etc.
Face to face.
(a) In the presence of each other; as, to bring the
accuser and the accused face to face.
(b) Without the interposition of any body or substance.
"Now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to
face." 1 --Cor. xiii. 12.
(c) With the faces or finished surfaces turned inward or
toward one another; vis [`a] vis; -- opposed to {back
to back}.
To fly in the face of, to defy; to brave; to withstand.
To make a face, to distort the countenance; to make a
grimace; -- often expressing dislike, annoyance, or
disagreement. --Shak.
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