to stare  somebody  in the face
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Определение и значение слова «stare somebody in the face» на английском языке

to stare somebody in the face
01

быть неизбежным

to be imminent or unavoidable 
Примеры
A rise in interest rates is staring us in the face. 
02

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

Примеры
The answer has been staring us in the face all along! 
to stare  something  in the face
stare
steə
сте
something
ɪn
ин
in
ðə
де
the
feɪs
фейс
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 

Примеры
Some of my patients are actually staring death in the face.  They've suffered a heart attack, maybe two. 

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