fly in the face of
US /flaɪ ɪn ðə feɪs ʌv/
・UK /flai in ðə feis ov/
B2
idm.To openly contradict or oppose something established.
His behavior flies in the face of company policies.
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Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson
- That's fly in the face of how we think of a black hole.
That's fly in the face of how we think of a black hole.
- doesn't that fly in the face of.. how we think of a black hole
doesn't that fly in the face of.. how we think of a black hole
Israel furious as France shuts weapons stands at Paris Air Show | DW News
- That allegation really does fly in the face of statements by both the organizers at the Bourget air show and, as you just showed, Prime Minister François Beyrou, who visited the show just a few hours ago. He said all participants have been warned that such exhibits were prohibited in advance, and he insisted that some of the missiles displayed by the Israeli companies really were being used in the onslaught on Gaza. And he repeated that the massacres that we are witnessing in Gaza are just morally unacceptable, quote-unquote. And such closures at the air show, he continued, marked the anger and the distance that France has been sharing with its Israeli counterparts for a number of weeks. And finally, you have to know that public sentiment here regarding the Gaza tragedy continues to grow. There are large and vocal protests in the streets putting pressure on the Macron government, and it shows.
That allegation really does fly in the face of statements by both the organizers at the Bourget air show and, as you just showed, Prime Minister François Beyrou, who visited the show just a few hours ago. He said all participants have been warned that such exhibits were prohibited in advance, and he insisted that some of the missiles displayed by the Israeli companies really were being used in the onslaught on Gaza. And he repeated that the massacres that we are witnessing in Gaza are just morally unacceptable, quote-unquote. And such closures at the air show, he continued, marked the anger and the distance that France has been sharing with its Israeli counterparts for a number of weeks. And finally, you have to know that public sentiment here regarding the Gaza tragedy continues to grow. There are large and vocal protests in the streets putting pressure on the Macron government, and it shows.
- That allegation really does fly in the face of statements by both the organizers at the Bourget Air Show and, as you just showed, Prime Minister François Bayrou, who visited the show just a few hours ago.
That allegation really does fly in the face of statements by both the organizers at the Bourget Air Show and, as you just showed, Prime Minister François Bayrou, who visited the show just a few hours ago.
Top 10 Celebrity Interviews That Got Uncomfortably Desperate
- There's something wild about the way he seems to fly in the face of good taste or self-awareness.
There's something wild about the way he seems to fly in the face of good taste or self-awareness.
- There's something wild about the way he seems to fly in the face of good taste or self awareness.
There's something wild about the way he seems to fly in the face of good taste or self awareness.
‘Trump has had an iron grip’: Enten on GOP support for Venezuela action
- You know, I think the Republicans, in particular, are doing they have to jump through a lot of verbal hoops right now, because I think Republicans are trying to justify what the president is doing and these actions, which really fly in the face of what the MAGA base really elected Donald Trump on, which was the idea that we're not going to get into endless wars and start this idea of nation-building all around the world.
You know, I think the Republicans, in particular, are doing they have to jump through a lot of verbal hoops right now, because I think Republicans are trying to justify what the president is doing and these actions, which really fly in the face of what the MAGA base really elected Donald Trump on, which was the idea that we're not going to get into endless wars and start this idea of nation-building all around the world.
- And these actions which really fly in the face of what the MAGA base really opens, elected Donald Trump on, which was the idea that we're not going to get into endless wars and start this idea of nation building all around the world.
And these actions which really fly in the face of what the MAGA base really opens, elected Donald Trump on, which was the idea that we're not going to get into endless wars and start this idea of nation building all around the world.
How Alex Pretti's possession of a firearm divides Trump's gun-loving MAGA base | DW News
- To say that it's illegitimate and provocative for people to carry a weapon at a protest is to fly in the face of that.
To say that it's illegitimate and provocative for people to carry a weapon at a protest is to fly in the face of that.
- And for him and other members of his administration to say that it's illegitimate and provocative for people to carry a weapon at a protest is to fly in the face of that.
And for him and other members of his administration to say that it's illegitimate and provocative for people to carry a weapon at a protest is to fly in the face of that.
Why Masks Work BETTER Than You'd Think
- On top of all this, masks are also complicated because they fly in the face of our mathematical intuition.
On top of all this, masks are also complicated because they fly in the face of our mathematical intuition.
- On top of all this, masks are also complicated because they fly in the face of our mathematical intuition.
On top of all this, masks are also complicated because they fly in the face of our mathematical intuition.
Change your Mind Change your Brain: The Inner Conditions...
- But this fly in the face of so much assumptions, William James, the founder of modern psychology, said that no one can maintain their attention more than a few seconds on a given object.
But this fly in the face of so much assumptions, William James, the founder of modern psychology, said that no one can maintain their attention more than a few seconds on a given object.
- But you know, these fly in the face of so much assumptions.
But you know, these fly in the face of so much assumptions.
LIVE: UN Security Council meets on Israeli West Bank settlements
- Such acts fly in the face of the United Nations Convention on Privileges and Immunities.
Such acts fly in the face of the United Nations Convention on Privileges and Immunities.