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to stare somebody in the face
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to be imminent or unavoidable
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*** If something stares someone in the face, it is very easy to see or obvious
to stare something in the face
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*** to have to deal with a bad situation that is very likely to occur, or is about to occur
Example
Failure was staring him in the face.
A rise in interest rates is staring us in the face.
The solution was staring me in the face.
The answer has been staring us in the face all along!
