"flew in the face of" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} flew in the face of
  1. simple past of fly in the face of Tags: form-of, past Form of: fly in the face of
    Sense id: en-flew_in_the_face_of-en-verb--k0YGgZJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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