Смысл: outstare

outstare[aʋtʹsteə]
v
<Í> 1. смутить пристальным взглядом
2. смотреть (на солнце и т. п.) не мигая

stare Идиома

stare at

look at with fixed eyes凝视
Why are you staring at me？你为什么盯着我看？

stare in the face

1．be about to happen to sb．迫在眉睫
Grandfather became very sick and death was staring him in the face．祖父病情严重，生命危在旦夕。
2．be easy to see；be plain显然易见
The facts stare us in the face．事实明摆在我们面前。
You said you couldn't find the key，but it's staring you in the face．你说找不到钥匙，可它就在你的面前。

stare sb in the face

Idiom(s): look someone in the face AND look someone in the eye; stare someone in the face

Theme: CONFRONTATION

to face someone directly. (Facing someone this way should assure sincerity.)
• I don't believe you. Look me in the eye and say that.
• She looked him in the face and said she never wanted to see him again.
• I dare you to stare him in the face and say that!

stare in the face|face|stare

n. phr. 1. To be about to meet or to happen to (you.) Grandmother became very sick and death was staring her in the face. Defeat stared them in the face, but the soldiers fought on bravely. 2. To be easy to see; be plain. Are you looking for your pencil? It's on your desk, staring you in the face. Their friends all knew that Mary loved John, but John did not see it even though it was staring him in the face.

stare

stare
1.
stare down
to stare back at (another) until the gaze of the one stared at is turned away
2.
stare someone in the face
1) to look at someone steadily and intently
2) to be imminent, pressing, or inescapable

stare down

stare down
Cause someone to waver or give in by or as if by being stared at. For example, Insisting on a better room, he stared down the manager until he got it. This expression alludes to staring at someone without being the first to blink or lower one's gaze. [Mid-1800s]