fly in the face of in English

Audio: en-au-fly in the face of.ogg

[Australia] Forms: flies in the face of [present, singular, third-person], flying in the face of [participle, present], flew in the face of [past], flown in the face of [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|fly<,,flew,flown> in the face of}} fly in the face of (third-person singular simple present flies in the face of, present participle flying in the face of, simple past flew in the face of, past participle flown in the face of)

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        "To act in a manner highly contrary to; to counteract or contradict."
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    },
    {
      "form": "flew in the face of",
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      "form": "flown in the face of",
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"fly in the face of" meaning in English

Verb