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Examples:disappear from the face of the earth—rosacea (dermatological condition of the face and nose)—vanish from the face of the earth—lit. sth hits one in the face—lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)—seems on the face of it be—fig. forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger—outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)—keep one's calm in the face of the unexpected—smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure—be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek—determination in the face of impossible odds—lit. have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis—forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) v—stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain)—lit. retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength—shroud (over the face of a corpse)—lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster—wash the face and rinse the mouth—have a face as terrifying as the warrior attendant of the Buddha [idiom.]—lit. face the corner [idiom.]—not having the face (meet people)—a plank road (built on trestles across the face of a cliff)—face the ground, back to the sky—face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds—don't avoid the battle-ax (idiom); soldier must face danger bravely— |