to someone's face

prepositional phrase

While looking into someone's eyes, in someone's presence, in person; directly, openly; brazenly, shamelessly.

“to lie to someone's face”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. figurativelyWhile looking into someone's eyes, in someone's presence, in person; directly, openly; brazenly, shamelessly.

    to lie to someone's face

    1 more example

    [Cher:] Would you call me selfish?[Dionne:] No, not to your face.

    1995, Amy Heckerling, Clueless

Translations

Finnish päin naamaa
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Polish w żywe oczy
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Cite this entry
APA

to someone's face. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20someone's%20face

MLA

“to someone's face.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20someone's%20face. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to someone's face,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20someone's%20face.

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