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fly in the face of::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fly in the teeth of |
| Type of | break, go against, violate |
Examples of fly in the face of
fly in the face of
Hoti's comments seem to fly in the face of Washington's assessment of the threat.
From the sacbee.com
At first glance, the pilot cull appears to fly in the face of previous science.
From the newscientist.com
Doesn't all this kinda fly in the face of what got us here in the first place?
From the economist.com
Doesn't this fly in the face of decades of laborious cultivation of women's power?
From the time.com
For Yahoo to fly in the face of that seems pointless, but perhaps these are throes.
From the sfgate.com
Alas, some of his major premises and conclusions fly in the face of reality.
From the businessweek.com
It seems to fly in the face of the movement towards locally grown food and slow food.
From the nzherald.co.nz
It would fly in the face of the process of secession as we are given to understand it.
From the guardian.co.uk
There are facets to Tebow's game that fly in the face of NFL quarterbacking tradition.
From the bostonherald.com
