"stare in the face" meaning in English

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        "To be extremely visible and obvious to someone."
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        "(idiomatic) To be extremely visible and obvious to someone."
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          "roman": "brosátʹsja v glazá",
          "sense": "To be extremely visible and obvious",
          "word": "броса́ться в глаза́"
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        "(idiomatic) To be extremely visible and obvious to someone."
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      "roman": "brosátʹsja v glazá",
      "sense": "To be extremely visible and obvious",
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