| 释义 |
Idiom to someone's faceto (someone's) face if you say something unpleasant to someone's face, you say it to them directly, without worrying whether they will be upset or angry.Everyone refers to him as 'Junior' but no one would dare call him that to his face.
to (one's) faceTo one directly, often quite literally by speaking face to face, as opposed to indirect methods. Hey, if you've got a problem with me, tell me to my face instead of complaining about me to everyone else at work. to someone's face COMMON If you say something, especially something critical or unpleasant, to a person's face, you say it directly to them. He was too old and he had to step aside. But who was going to say so to his face? At school, no-one would ever say anything to my face because they were scared of me. |