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Romantic ideas about the heart fly in the face of known fact, but that doesn't matter and never has. People many thousands of years ago knew that the heart is basically a blood pump, but that didn't keep them from also believing it was the seat of romantic love (and all other strong emotion).
George Fetherling

Meaning of "fly in the face of" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLY IN THE FACE OF

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLY IN THE FACE OF

fly a kite
fly agaric
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fly front
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fly half
fly high
fly in amber
fly in the ointment
fly kick
fly killer
fly net
fly off the handle
fly on the wall
fly orchid
fly press
Fly River
fly rod
fly sheet

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLY IN THE FACE OF

a couple of
at the expense of
because of
by virtue of
for the love of
in case of
in charge of
in face of
in place of
in spite of
in the name of
in the nature of
make a convenience of
make the acquaintance of
make use of
take cognizance of
take no notice of
take the place of
to the prejudice of
within an ace of

Synonyms and antonyms of fly in the face of in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fly in the face of» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLY IN THE FACE OF

Find out the translation of fly in the face of to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fly in the face of from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fly in the face of» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在面对飞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

volar en la cara de
570 millions of speakers

English

fly in the face of
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

का सामना करने के लिए उड़ान भरने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يطير في مواجهة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

летать в лице
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

voar em face de
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুখের মধ্যে উড়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

défier qch
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terbang di hadapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fliegen im Gesicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

に直面して飛ぶ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의 얼굴 에 비행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fly ing pasuryan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phất phới trước mặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முகத்தில் பறக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चेहरा मध्ये उडता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Karşısında uçmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

volare a fronte di
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

latać w obliczu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

літати в особі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zbura în fața
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πετάξει στο πρόσωπο της
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vlieg in die gesig van
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flyga i ansiktet av
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fly i møte med
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fly in the face of

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLY IN THE FACE OF»

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QUOTES WITH «FLY IN THE FACE OF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fly in the face of.
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George Fetherling
Romantic ideas about the heart fly in the face of known fact, but that doesn't matter and never has. People many thousands of years ago knew that the heart is basically a blood pump, but that didn't keep them from also believing it was the seat of romantic love (and all other strong emotion).

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLY IN THE FACE OF»

Discover the use of fly in the face of in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fly in the face of and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
She'd say he was flying too high. fly in the face of sth shperfill me qellim; kundershtoj, veproj kunder; eshte ne kundershtim me □ He was obviously guilty, but the jury decided to fly in the face of evidence, and acquitted him. □ 'But I would ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... Be ambitious * Almost everybody wants to fly high to have a comfortable life Fly in the face of: Set oneself directly against; insult; oppose * Some new rules and regulations introduced in our Constitution fly in the face of our established old ...
Shori, A K, 2010
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
Suddenly, I was face to face with a panther. face to face with sth having to deal with something unpleasant ♢ Carol came face to face with the problem of getting proper care for her mother. fly in the face of sth to be the opposite of what is usual  ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Late 1500s] in the face 0 In addition to the idiom beginning with IN THE FACE, also see BLUE IN THE FACE; FLY IN THE FACE OF; LOOK SOMEONE IN THE FACE; RED IN THE FACE; SLAP IN THE FACE; STARE IN THE FACE; TALK ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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In the Face of the World
I could do nothing else,' she said ; 'if the young man chooses to take up such ridiculous notions, to fly in the face of the world, he could expect nothing else. When he made up his mind to this act of quixotism, he must have quite understood that ...
Alan St. Aubyn, 1895
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Corpora: Pragmatics and Discourse : Papers from the 29th ...
7 The phrase FLY in the face of ('to act in direct opposition to' (OED)) has not been included in the discussion, since it has a different pragmatic function than most instances of in (the) face of. Its text-organizing function is marginal, and FLY in ...
Andreas H. Jucker, Daniel Schreier, Marianne Hundt, 2009
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
Tilley F2. F4 A good Face needs no Band, etc. 1666 Alsop Maryland 23: For in our vulgar Resolves 'tis said, A good face needs no Band, and an ill one deserves none. Oxford 319; Tilley F6. F5 To fly in the Face of (something) 1734 New- York ...
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
(MP 211) 1878 'my face is indeed my fortune.' (I, 51) Hungerford, Margaret W. Molly Bawn, 3 vols. London: Smith, Elder, and Company, 1878. 1943 Song title: " Your Face Is Your Fortune" David, Mack. To fly in the face of Providence (APP 126; ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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The Face of Discrimination: How Race and Gender Impact Work ...
Such realities, evidenced in countless case files, fly in the face of the neoclassic economic assumption that women merely choose, via socialization or life-course decisions, to opt out of productive work or mobility contests. In housing ...
Vincent J. Roscigno, 2007
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Daniel
Another interpretation has been suggested. In 2:21 it is God alone who "changes times and seasons" in the same way that he alone "removes kings and sets up kings". Antiochus' attempt to "change the times" is to fly in the face of providence ...
D. S. Russell, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLY IN THE FACE OF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fly in the face of is used in the context of the following news items.
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Remind Iran of U.S. military option | Newsday
Emboldened by this observation, he went on to dictate new "red lines" for a final deal that fly in the face of an agreed-to framework. Khamenei ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
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Devil In The Detail: Taxman Quietly Grabs Power To Raid Private …
... Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, reacted forcefully:”Not only do these new rules fly in the face of the property rights ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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What We Learned At 'The Walking Dead' Comic-Con Press …
That's going to fly in the face of a few people positions… All the characters are the sum of their experience. Daryl was a completely different ... «UPROXX, Jul 15»
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Ontario sees 14,000 new jobs in June | Toronto & GTA | News …
The positive job numbers fly in the face of fears the country may be falling into recession. There remain sectors in the Ontario economy that are ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
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Turning the Corner on Race in America
Her willingness to fly in the face of this tradition resulted in one of the most important public statements made by a black elected official in recent ... «Mic, Jul 15»
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Leave Ed Miliband alone, he's mourning his defeat
Ed Miliband, not for the first time, has chosen to fly in the face of convention. He has - as we've seen - started making regular appearances in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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SCVNews.com | Opinion/Commentary: No Photo-Op Here | 07-10 …
... to address the real problem, which would fly in the face of “the agenda” and certainly his former employee, Chicago Mayor Rahn Emanuel. «SCVNEWS.com, Jul 15»
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A raid on Entebbe's legacy | The Jewish Chronicle
... it convinced Israelis that their intelligence services and soldiers could deal with any security threat" seems to me to fly in the face of facts. «Jewish Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Evolution and same-sex marriage do mix | Peterborough Examiner
Pastor Buck, in his attempt to understand end-times, encourages hatred. Doesn't hatred fly in the face of love and concern for the human race? «Peterborough Examiner, Jul 15»
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Gamasutra - Ubisoft CEO: VR is Wii-like in terms of accessibility
His comments in this call are especially intriguing because they fly in the face of a common sentiment that current virtual reality games, unlike ... «Gamasutra, Jul 15»

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