to (one's) face

To 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.See also: face

to one's face

Openly, directly, as in I do not have the nerve to tell him to his face that he wasn't invited and shouldn't have come . This idiom alludes to a direct confrontation. [Mid-1500s] See also: face

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.See also: face

to somebody’s ˈface

(say something) openly, when speaking to somebody: Would you really call her a liar to her face? ♢ I think he’s guilty but I’d never dare say it to his face. OPPOSITE: behind somebody’s backSee also: face

to (one's) face

In the view or hearing of: insulted me to my face.See also: face

单词	to (one's) face
释义	DictionarySeeface to (one's) face to (one's) face To 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.See also: face to one's face Openly, directly, as in I do not have the nerve to tell him to his face that he wasn't invited and shouldn't have come . This idiom alludes to a direct confrontation. [Mid-1500s] See also: face 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.See also: face to somebody’s ˈface (say something) openly, when speaking to somebody: Would you really call her a liar to her face? ♢ I think he’s guilty but I’d never dare say it to his face. OPPOSITE: behind somebody’s backSee also: face to (one's) face In the view or hearing of: insulted me to my face.See also: face LegalSeeFace
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