stare sb in the face
informalIf something stares someone in the face, it is very easy to see or obvious:
The answer has been staring us in the face all along!
to be certain or almost certain to happen:
A rise in interest rates is staring us in the face.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Apparent and obvious
- apparent
- be (as) plain as the nose on your face idiom
- be (right) under your nose idiom
- be etched somewhere idiom
- be writ large idiom
- leap out at sb
- linear
- loud
- loud and clear idiom
- manifest
- manifestly
- marked
- nose
- publicly
- recognizable
- self-evident
- shine
- shine out
- shine through
- stark
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