10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SET ONE'S FACE AGAINST»
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set one's face against in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
set one's face against and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
( W. Shakespeare) set one's face against sth kundershtoj, jam kunder;
kundervihem □ / am an honest man, seeking to do my duty in this carnal
universe, and setting my face against all vice and treachery. □ Old Jolyon had
from the first set his ...
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The Chambers Dictionary
... on which soldiers turn to the side specified: run one's face (obs slang) to obtain
things on credit by sheer impudence; save one's face to avoid humiliation or
appearance of climbing down; set one's face against to oppose strenuously;
show ...
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SAVE to set one's face against RSf i Hi&ffirfrJ (Her father set his face against the ...
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Raising Cain: How the Bible Shapes the Things You Say
How the Bible Shapes the Things You Say Wayne Harvey. Set one's face against
. S. woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat ofevery tree of the garden? (
Genesis 3:1). Example of Use: “We have a character named Cyrus, he's a
serpent ...
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Oxford Dictionary of English
... face. save face avoid humiliation. save someone's face enable someone to
avoid humiliation. set one's face against resist with determination: he had set his
face against the idea. throw something back in someone's face reject something
in ...
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The Modern Anglo-Bengali Dictionary:
To aet one's eyes up— To look upon ; ^S«tt5 491, flSfal'S 49) I To set one's face
against — See FACE. To set one's face or countenance—To give a fixed
expression to one's face ; ^JCt J1451 ft* «|5 21*16x5 -491 1 To set one's face like
a flint ...
Set one's face against Oppose; struggle Though he was not rich or powerful, he
collected together a small group of enthusiastic youngmen to set their face
against the tyranny of some politically powerful people. Set one's hair Arrange
one 's ...
Prof. V.N. Sadasiva Rau, Sura College of Competition, 2004
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
... before making an appearance. set one's face against be determined to oppose
something One shouldn 't set one 's face against progress. to somebody's face
openly and directly so that somebody can hear They thought poorly of him but ...
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... cap at that beautiful young girl Set one's face against: Oppose strenuously *
They set their faces against the amendment of some basic fundamental articles of
the Constitution which guarantee freedom of speech Set one's hand to: Engage
in ...
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Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
SET SOMEONE ON HIS FEET SET ON FOOT SET ONE STRAIGHT SET ONE'S
AFFECTION ON SET ONE'S BACK UP SET ONE'S CAP FOR SET ONE'S EYES
UPON SET ONE'S FACE AGAINST SET ONE'S FOOT UPON SET ONE'S//HEART
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