fly in the face of
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"So much of my dad's story and how he got away was cover-up and deception, but I want to fly in the face of that and bring things into the light."
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025
That move “seemed to fly in the face of market forecasts” but hasn’t, as of yet, led to a “collapse” in oil prices, he said.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 28, 2025
“Business leaders certainly have the right to fly in the face of employee sentiment and published evidence. That’s their prerogative,” said Klotz.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025
“Nazism, imperialism, and dictatorship all fly in the face of democracy,” said George Mason professor Tehama Lopez Bunyasi who has studied how race and identity intersect with politics.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024
Tell them I don’t mean to fly in the face of anything legal; and if what they want’s a present, I’ll do what’s fair.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
