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FLY IN THE FACE OF (SMTH.)

to go against smth.; to show disrespect for smth. or someone
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1. John has decided not to go to college. It’s a bad decision on his part. It flies in the face of all common sense.
2. If you marry someone your parents disapprove of so much, it will fly in the face of everything they want for you.


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