- in the face of
- • jostakin huolimatta• edessä* * *(having to deal with and in spite of: She succeeded in the face of great difficulties.) jonkin edessä
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in the face of — {adv. phr.} 1. When met or in the presence of; threatened by. * /He was brave in the face of danger./ * /She began to cry in the face of failure./ 2. Although opposed by; without being stopped by. * /Talking continued even in the face of the… … Dictionary of American idioms
in the face of — {adv. phr.} 1. When met or in the presence of; threatened by. * /He was brave in the face of danger./ * /She began to cry in the face of failure./ 2. Although opposed by; without being stopped by. * /Talking continued even in the face of the… … Dictionary of American idioms
on the face of it — {adv. phr.} Apparently; as it seems. * /On the face of it, Joe s claim that he can swim five miles is true./ * /His statement that he is a millionaire is, on the face of it, false./ … Dictionary of American idioms
on the face of it — {adv. phr.} Apparently; as it seems. * /On the face of it, Joe s claim that he can swim five miles is true./ * /His statement that he is a millionaire is, on the face of it, false./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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