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51on the face of it — {adv. phr.} Apparently; as it seems. * /On the face of it, Joe s claim that he can swim five miles is true./ * /His statement that he is a millionaire is, on the face of it, false./ …
52To the face — To To (?, emphatic or alone, ?, obscure or unemphatic), prep. [AS. t[=o]; akin to OS. & OFries. t[=o], D. toe, G. zu, OHG. zuo, zua, z[=o], Russ. do, Ir. & Gael. do, OL. do, du, as in endo, indu, in, Gr. ?, as in ? homeward. [root]200. Cf. {Too} …
53in the face — See: BLUE IN THE FACE, LOOK IN THE EYE or LOOK IN THE FACE, SLAP IN THE FACE, STARE IN THE FACE …
54in the face — See: BLUE IN THE FACE, LOOK IN THE EYE or LOOK IN THE FACE, SLAP IN THE FACE, STARE IN THE FACE …
55in the face of — also in face of phrasal face to face with ; despite < fearless in the face of danger > …
56To fly in the face of — 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… …
57Door-in-the-face technique — The door in the face (DITF) technique is a persuasion method. The persuader attempts to convince someone to comply with a request by first making an extremely large request that the respondent will obviously turn down, with a metaphorical… …
58Danger triangle of the face — The danger triangle of the face. The dangerous triangle of the face or maxillofacial death pyramid (MDP) consists of the area from the corners of the mouth to the bridge of the nose, including the nose and maxilla.[1] Due to the …
59Rain-in-the-Face — (1893). Rain in the Face (Lakota: Ité Omáǧažu (in Standard Lakota Orthography)) (c. 1835–September 15, 1905) was a warchief of the Lakota tribe of Native Americans. His mother was a Dakota related to the band of famous Chief Inkpaduta. He was… …
60Powerless in the Face of Death — Infobox Television episode Title=Powerless in the Face of Death Series=The Venture Bros. Season=2 Episode=1 Airdate=25 June 2006 Writer= Jackson Publick Doc Hammer Director= Jackson Publick Caption = I got the stuff. How are you doing with Phase… …
