in the face

1. In addition to the idiom beginning with in the face, also see blue in the face; fly in the face; look one in the face; red in the face; slap in the face; stare in the face; talk someone's arm off (until blue in the face).

Example Sentences

Susan Pratt, a nurse who is also president of a union representing nurses in Toledo, Ohio, called the move “a smack in the face.”

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Siebel Newsom’s message in the face of all this is that we are not helpless — and California, as the home of many of these companies and the world’s fourth-largest economy in its own right, should have a say in how this technology advances, and make sure it does so in a way that benefits and protects us all.

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The pullback, a sign of caution among US businesses in the face of tariffs and consumer angst, comes as more people are looking for work in the cooling job market.

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In the face of budget cuts, the Los Angeles Philharmonic is reducing its East Los Angeles youth orchestra program championed by outgoing star conductor Gustavo Dudamel by cutting staff and daily operations.

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UBS analyst Jon Windham described the latest results as a “positive,” given the company’s increasing focus on improving profitability in the face of lasting production delays at its U.S. manufacturing facilities.

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