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What is "fly in the face of"

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fly in the face of

vb. (context idiomatic English) To act in a manner highly contrary to; to counteract or contradict.

WordNet
fly in the face of

v. go against; "This action flies in the face of the agreement" [syn: fly in the teeth of]

Usage examples of "fly in the face of".

I will fly in the face of all men and if I am a creature of carnal lusts I will live then for my lusts.

Kyra was a lovely and intelligent woman, but to fly in the face of orders would be suicidal.

For once in his naval career Captain Aubrey did not try to fly in the face of nature: in the light airs he certainly spread noble pyramids of canvas, from skyscrapers to water-sails, but he did not wet them with engine and buckets to gain a few yards in the hour, nor did he lower down the boats to tow the ship during the dead calms.

She could not fly in the face of the gods who permitted him, but that did not prevent her from making life miserable for him in petty ways.