Смысл: about-face

about-face1. [ə͵baʋtʹfeıs] n
<Í> 1. поворот кругом
2. отскок (прямо) назад (при ударе)
3. внезапное и полное изменение (отношения, точки зрения и т. п.)
they've done an about-face in their foreign policy - они совершили поворот на сто восемьдесят градусов в своей внешней политике

2. [ə͵baʋtʹfeıs] v
<Í> 1. 1) повернуть кругом
2) повернуться кругом
2. отскочить (прямо) назад (при ударе)
3. внезапно и полностью изменить (отношение, точку зрения и т. п.)

laugh in (one's) face Идиома

a bare-faced lie

a deliberate lie, a planned lie His statement to the police was false - a bare-faced lie.

a poker face

"a face with no expression; showing no emotion" Judge Brady has a poker face. He doesn't show his emotions.

at face value

the value shown by the surface, what you see At face value, this car appears to be in good condition.

bare-faced lie

(See a bare-faced lie)

blue in the face

weakened, tired after trying many times I called that dog until I'm blue in the face. He won't come in.

cut off your nose to spite your face

make your problem worse, hurt yourself because you dislike yourself If you abuse drugs to forget a problem, you are cutting off your nose to spite your face.

egg on my face

embarrassed, outsmarted I made a deal with Jake and ended up with egg on my face.

face down

confront boldly and win, defy They decided to face down their competitors and were able to easily stay in business.

face facts

accept the truth, deal with reality, come to grips If we face facts, we can see that one salary is not enough.

face the music

accept the consequences of something He is going to have to face the music sooner or later.

laugh in (one's) face

To acknowledge to what one has aloof said or done in a way that shows accessible badinage and amusement, generally by actually bedlam in advanced of them. I pitched him my story, and he laughed in my face, appropriate there in the elevator. It was humiliating. When Helen asked for a refund, the administrator basically laughed in her face. I'd acknowledge if you didn't beam in my face every time I fall.Learn more: face, laugh

laugh in someone's face

to beam in derision anon to someone's face; to appearance anger or badinage at article one has said by bedlam anon into one's face. It is actual boorish to beam in someone's face! After I heard what she had to say, I aloof laughed in her face.Learn more: face, laugh

laugh in someone's face

appearance accessible antipathy for addition by bedlam rudely at them in their presence.Learn more: face, laugh

laugh in somebody’s ˈface

(informal) appearance in a actual accessible way that you accept no account for somebody: When I fabricated my advancement at the meeting, everybody aloof laughed in my face.Learn more: face, laugh

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eyes are bigger than one eyes glaze over eyes in the back of one eyes peeled eyes pop out F-word face down face facts face the music face up face up to face value facts of life fag/faggot faint of heart fair and square fair game

laugh in (one's) face Идиома

a bare-faced lie

a poker face

at face value

bare-faced lie

blue in the face

cut off your nose to spite your face

egg on my face

face down

face facts

face the music

laugh in (one's) face

laugh in someone's face

laugh in someone's face

laugh in somebody’s ˈface

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