to stare somebody in the face

Definition und Bedeutung von „ stare somebody in the face“ im Englischen

to stare somebody in the face
01

to be imminent or unavoidable

Beispiele
Failure was staring him in the face.
02

*** If something stares someone in the face, it is very easy to see or obvious

Beispiele
The solution was staring me in the face.
to stare something in the face
to stare something in the face
01

*** to have to deal with a bad situation that is very likely to occur, or is about to occur

Beispiele
We are staring bankruptcy in the face.
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