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What is another word for fly in the face of?

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To act in a manner highly contrary to

To face something unpleasant with courage and fortitude

To oppose, dispute or argue against something

To struggle to overcome, eliminate, or prevent

To refuse or be unwilling to accept or do something

To cause to have no value or effect

(deviate from) To run counter to

To disagree with or dispute

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Verb

To act in a manner highly contrary to

cock a snook at

fail to comply with

fail to observe

commit a breach of

transgress against

be in breach of

dig your heels in

pay no attention to

take no notice of

set your face against

ride roughshod over

not comply with

refuse to accept the authority of

kick over the traces

be at odds with

come out against

take no account of

revolutionize^US

break the rules

refuse to comply

take law into own hands

revolutionise^UK

be insubordinate

get out of line

take to the streets

stage a rebellion

rise up in arms

mount a rebellion

disobey authority

oppose authority

resist authority

take part in an uprising

refuse to obey orders

take part in an insurrection

rise in opposition

struggle against

show resistance

take up arms against

stir up trouble

mount the barricades

protest against

refuse to accept

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“Doesn't that sort of fly in the face of this argument that big money corrupts the system?”

Verb

To face something unpleasant with courage and fortitude

bear the brunt of

be confronted by

brace oneself for

prevail against

resign oneself to

stand up against

subject oneself to

be patient with

sit and take it

square off against

hold out against

bear up against

stand firm against

go the distance against

stand one's ground against

hold the line against

hold one's ground against

put up struggle

hold your ground

persevere in the face of

stand your ground

come up against

grin and bear it

come through unscathed

make it through

remain alive after

land on your feet

last longer than

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

come face to face with

stay the course

live longer than

take it like a man

make a comeback

be impermeable to

be proof against

be resistant to

be drawn against

take the bull by the horns

be impervious to

die hard against

persevere against

reconcile oneself to

become accustomed to

become resigned to

become reconciled to

never say die in the face of

make the best of

learn to live with

come to grips with

submit oneself to

be forced to contend with

call one's bluff

keep your head above water

come out on top

put a bold face on it

put on a bold front

stick to your guns

go the distance

call someone's bluff

take a stand against

hurl defiance at

treat with contempt

put up a fight against

get the better of

get to grips with

become toughened

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Verb

To oppose, dispute or argue against something

make a nonsense of

shoot full of holes

be at variance with

drive a coach and horses through

be at odds with

give the lie to

be inconsistent with

shoot down in flames

blow out of the water

call into question

show to be false

prove to be false

knock the bottom out of

call in question

take issue with

raise doubts about

protest against

show to be wrong

take exception to

prove to be wrong

have bone to pick

prove impossible

bring to naught

knocks props out from under

cut down to size

render null and void

show in its true light

put under suspicion

poke full of holes

shake one's faith in

knock props out

knock bottom out of

dissent against

put up argument

agitate against

turn thumbs down

stand in the way

declare to be untrue

pick an argument with

argue the pros and cons of

bandy words concerning

take a stand against

have an argument about

give thumbs down to

say the opposite of

refuse to accept

harbour suspicions about

have hesitations about

raise objections to

express suspicions about

cast doubt upon

have reservations about

cast aspersions on

express reservations about

entertain doubts about

harbour reservations about

have suspicions about

feel uneasy about

be a dissenter from

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Verb

To struggle to overcome, eliminate, or prevent

campaign against

struggle against

compete against

put up a fight against

set your face against

spare no effort

put up an argument

stand up and be counted against

take a stand against

take issue with

make a stand against

be in opposition to

come to blows with

hold out against

speak out against

have bone to pick

stab in the back

take wind out of sails

not countenance

be in defiance of

turn the tables

call in question

face off against

lock horns with

cross swords with

take up arms against

contend against

fight back against

shoot it out with

wage war against

dig in your heels

refuse to accept

content against

go one on one with

go toe to toe with

go eyeball to eyeball with

be pitted against

hold one's ground against

stand one's ground against

get into conflict with

come into conflict with

be impermeable to

prevail against

be impervious to

die hard against

stay the course

persevere against

bear up against

bear the brunt of

be proof against

be resistant to

come up against

be confronted by

be drawn against

take the bull by the horns

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Verb

To refuse or be unwilling to accept or do something

have no more truck with

have nothing more to do with

turn your back on

wash your hands of

look right through someone

give someone the brush-off

give something a miss

give the cold shoulder

give someone the go-by

tell someone where to get off

refuse to acknowledge

divorce oneself from

give a wide berth to

have nothing to do with

send to Coventry

give the thumbs down to

end relations with

axe^UK

refuse to recognize

cut off without a penny

ax^US

break away from

sever relations with

send one's regrets

shake one's head

give the bum's rush

shift one's ground

change your mind

give someone the big E

give someone the air

go over the fence

turn one's coat

give someone the push

give thumbs down to

prove to be false

show to be false

give the lie to

call into question

not take advantage of

go back on your word

treat with contempt

hold in contempt

turn your nose up at

disaffiliate oneself from

dissociate oneself from

give the red light to

have no part in

stand aloof from

give the runaround

break free from

take leave from

be exclusive of

not be inclusive of

give a wide berth

have no part of

keep one's distance from

turn up one's nose

refuse to entertain

look straight through

say ‘no’ to

refuse to abide by

refuse to accept

let well enough alone

have no truck with

leave high and dry

refuse to take advantage of

turn deaf ear to

refuse to receive

draw the line at

look down one's nose at

leave in the lurch

take your leave of

change one's tune

give the thumbs down

give the red light

fail to take advantage of

throw on the scrapheap

leave penniless

cut off without a cent

cut out of will

let something slide

fail to include

fail to mention

disaffiliate from

become independent

separate oneself from

form a splinter group

change allegiances

go over to the enemy

change loyalties

throw in the towel

get cold feet about

go into arrears

break your word

put on the cuff

meet under arch

see in the alley

keep at a distance

put in one's place

keep at arm's length

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Verb

To cause to have no value or effect

make ineffective

render null and void

turn thumbs down

declare null and void

axe^UK

ax^US

declare invalid

bring to an end

knock something on the head

make null and void

put the kibosh on

put a line through

bring to a close

lay in the grave

put six feet under

refuse to fulfil

get off the hook

render meaningless

trample underfoot

ride roughshod over

bring to naught

call all bets off

go back on your word

wipe slate clean

remove all traces of

give thumbs down

place an embargo on

give the red light to

give the thumbs down to

refuse permission to

pull the plug on

wipe off the map

wipe off the face of the earth

wipe from the face of the earth

bring to a halt

take the life of

end the life of

give someone the works

terminate with extreme prejudice

blow someone's brains out

reduce drastically

cause the death of

put out of your mind

bring to screeching halt

wipe off face of earth

destroy root and branch

bring to a conclusion

bring to an untimely end

drive underground

give something a miss

render needless

render ineffective

play havoc with

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

rain on someone's parade

outmanoeuvre^UK

throw a spanner in the works of

put to the sword

send to the gas chambers

ethnically cleanse

send to kingdom come

close one's doors to

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Verb

(deviate from) To run counter to

Verb

To disagree with or dispute

protest against

express disagreement with

take issue with

be at odds with

be at variance with

decline to support

express disagreement

express objection

fail to agree with

refuse to support

withhold assent

say nothing doing

put up an argument

say not a chance

be incompatible

be at loggerheads

come into conflict

differ in opinion

be at each other's throats

be of a different opinion

have a different opinion

fight like cat and dog

be at sixes and sevens

not see eye to eye

go at it hammer and tongs

let someone have it

rip into each other

contradict each other

go for the jugular

have a misunderstanding

come out against

dig your heels in

kick over the traces

have an argument

refuse to accept the authority of

jump on each other

get in one's face

pick an argument

put up a struggle

have at each other

be in contention

be of a different mind

shake one's head

struggle against

turn the tables

call in question

put up a fight against

set your face against

stand up and be counted against

be in defiance of

not countenance

take a stand against

speak out against

be in opposition to

be in opposition

call into question

come up against

jockey for position

refuse to accept

compete against

hold out against

call one's bluff

stand up against

come face to face with

take exception to

make a nonsense of

agitate against

take up arms against

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

face off against

have bone to pick

lock horns with

cast doubt upon

make a stand against

shoot full of holes

go for the gold

go head to head

prove to be false

blow out of the water

shoot down in flames

show to be false

keep at arm's length

campaign against

throw down the gauntlet at

find fault with

contend against

spare no effort

match yourself against

dig in your heels

drive a coach and horses through

knock the bottom out of

give the lie to

say the opposite of

get into conflict with

put in opposition

become involved

be an adversary of

cross swords with

content against

go one on one with

go toe to toe with

go eyeball to eyeball with

be pitted against

come into conflict with

step over the line

throw down gauntlet

knock chip off shoulder

run the gauntlet

have a problem with

come to blows with

be drawn against

take the bull by the horns

be confronted by

throw the book at

cast aspersions upon

go up against in contest

pitch oneself against

pit oneself against

push back against

stab in the back

call someone's bluff

take wind out of sails

hurl defiance at

treat with contempt

begin battle with

wage war against

seek to displace

mount an attack on

enter into combat with

bring to an end to

defend yourself

put yourself forward

knock oneself out

give all one's got

nominate yourself

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

keep at a distance

look right through someone

tell someone where to get off

put in one's place

give the cold shoulder

come to close quarters with

join battle with

have reservations about

entertain doubts about

raise doubts about

harbour suspicions about

express reservations about

harbour reservations about

feel uneasy about

have hesitations about

raise objections to

express suspicions about

cast aspersions on

have suspicions about

give cold shoulder to

dissent against

put up argument

declare to be untrue

prove to be wrong

show to be wrong

have an argument about

pick an argument with

argue the pros and cons of

bandy words concerning

give thumbs down to

bear up against

stand firm against

prevail against

hold your ground

stand your ground

go the distance against

hold the line against

sit and take it

put up struggle

persevere in the face of

hold one's ground against

stand one's ground against

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