"look in the face" meaning in All languages combined

See look in the face on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: looks in the face [present, singular, third-person], looking in the face [participle, present], looked in the face [participle, past], looked in the face [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} look in the face (third-person singular simple present looks in the face, present participle looking in the face, simple past and past participle looked in the face)
  1. (transitive) To confront with courage, without fear. Tags: transitive Translations (to confront without fear): guardare in faccia (Italian)
    Sense id: en-look_in_the_face-en-verb-DFJwB-s2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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