To fly in the face of

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	to defy; to brave; to withstand.
	to insult; to assail; to set at defiance; to oppose with violence; to act in direct opposition to; to resist.

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Blushes breach break contradict defy differ face fly fly in the face of fly in the teeth of go against oppose rebellion tempt violate			But I would have you know, Miss Edwards,' resumed the governess in a tone of increased severity, 'that you cannot be permitted--if it be only for the sake of preserving a proper example and decorum in this establishment--that you cannot be permitted, and that you shall not be permitted, to fly in the face of your superiors in this exceedingly gross manner. The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context			To find in the heart To find one's self To find out To find the latchstring out To fine To fire up To fish the anchor To fit out To fit up To fix on To fizzle out To flap in the mouth To flare up To flash in the pan To flat out To flatten a sail To fling about To fling away To fling out To float with the stream To flush a joints To fly a kite To fly about To fly around To fly at To fly in the face of To fly off To fly on To fly open To fly out To fob off To follow suit To follow the hounds To follow up To fool away To foot a bill To foot it To foreclose a mortgage To foreclose a mortgager To forestall the market To forget one's self To fork over To form on To forswear one's self To freeze up To freshen ballast To freshen the hawse To freshen the way To fret the gizzard To fritter away To frizzle up			To Find Small Ocular Melanoma To find the latchstring out To fine to fingertips to fingertips to fingertips To fire up To fish the anchor To fit out To fit up To fix on To fizzle out To flap in the mouth To flare up To flash in the pan To flat out To flatten a sail To fling about To fling away To fling out To float with the stream To flush a joints To fly a kite To fly about To fly around To fly at To fly in the face of To fly off To fly on To fly open To fly out To fob off To Follow To follow suit To follow the hounds To follow up To fool away To foot a bill To foot it To foreclose a mortgage To foreclose a mortgager To forestall the market To forget one's self To fork over To form on To forswear one's self To freeze up To freshen ballast To freshen the hawse To freshen the way To fret the gizzard

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