stare+one+in+the+face
1stare one in the face — phrasal : to be undeniably and forcefully evident or apparent the significant difficulties that stare us in the face George Sampson …
2stare one in the face — phrasal to be undeniably and forcefully evident or apparent …
3stare one in the face — idi to be urgent or impending, as a deadline …
4stare someone in the face — verb To be extremely visible and obvious. Then, one night you wake up with a start at 3 oclock in the morning with the answer staring you in the face. Or maybe it hits you in the bath, like Archimedes, or while youre on the loo …
5be staring one in the face — be glaringly obvious. → stare …
6stare — starer, n. staringly, adv. /stair/, v., stared, staring, n. v.i. 1. to gaze fixedly and intently, esp. with the eyes wide open. 2. to be boldly or obtrusively conspicuous: The bright modern painting stares out at you in the otherwise conservative …
7stare — [[t]stɛər[/t]] v. stared, star•ing, n. 1) to gaze fixedly and intently, esp. with the eyes wide open 2) to be boldly or obtrusively conspicuous 3) (of hair, feathers, etc.) to stand on end; bristle 4) to stare at: to stare a person up and… …
8stare — [ster] vi. stared, staring [ME staren < OE starian, akin to ON stara < Gmc * stara , having fixed eyes, rigid < IE base * (s)ter , rigid, stiff > STARK, Gr strēnēs, hard] 1. to gaze or look steadily with eyes wide open, as in fear,… …
9stare — [c]/stɛə / (say stair) verb (stared, staring) –verb (i) 1. to gaze fixedly, especially with the eyes wide open. 2. to stand out boldly or obtrusively to view. 3. (of hair, feathers, etc.) to stand on end; bristle. –verb (t) 4. to stare at. 5. to… …
10stare — verb 1》 look fixedly at someone or something with the eyes wide open. ↘(stare someone out/down) look fixedly at someone until they feel forced to look away. 2》 be unpleasantly prominent or striking. noun an act of staring. Phrases be staring… …
