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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

(deviate from) To run counter to

To cause to have no value or effect

To disagree with or dispute

To refuse to have anything to do with (anymore)

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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

take no notice of

transgress against

be in breach of

not comply with

dig your heels in

pay no attention to

tresspass against

set your face against

ride roughshod over

hurl defiance at

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

take to the streets

stage a rebellion

rise up in arms

mount a rebellion

oppose authority

disobey authority

resist authority

get out of line

take part in an uprising

refuse to obey orders

stir up trouble

mount the barricades

struggle against

rise in opposition

show resistance

take up arms against

rage against the machine

take part in an insurrection

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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

come face to face with

stay the course

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

be forced to contend with

come to grips with

submit oneself to

make it through

be subjected to

put a bold face on it

call someone's bluff

come through unscathed

put on a bold front

stick to your guns

throw down the gauntlet

take one's lumps

be drawn against

run the gauntlet

knock chip off shoulder

step over the line

take the bull by the horns

reconcile oneself to

become accustomed to

become resigned to

become reconciled to

be impermeable to

be impervious to

die hard against

persevere against

be proof against

be resistant to

learn to live with

weather the storm

never say die in the face of

make the best of

look straight in the eye

make a comeback

land on your feet

treat with contempt

take a stand against

take a chance with

take a chance on

take the plunge

content against

go one on one with

compete against

face off against

go toe to toe with

go eyeball to eyeball with

be pitted against

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Verb

To oppose, dispute or argue against something

make a nonsense of

put up a fight against

struggle against

take a stand against

take issue with

shoot full of holes

be in opposition to

set your face against

not countenance

speak out against

be at variance with

stand up and be counted against

be in defiance of

give the lie to

be inconsistent with

be at odds with

call in question

drive a coach and horses through

have bone to pick

take wind out of sails

come to blows with

shoot down in flames

hold out against

campaign against

make a stand against

compete against

spare no effort

put up an argument

call into question

blow out of the water

show to be false

prove to be false

knock the bottom out of

raise doubts about

protest against

show to be wrong

take exception to

prove to be wrong

say the opposite of

show in its true light

prove impossible

bring to naught

knocks props out from under

refuse to accept

cut down to size

render meaningless

knock props out

knock bottom out of

render null and void

put under suspicion

poke full of holes

shake one's faith in

dissent against

put up argument

agitate against

declare to be untrue

pick an argument with

argue the pros and cons of

bandy words concerning

have an argument about

give thumbs down to

call one's bluff

be a dissenter from

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

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Verb

(deviate from) To run counter to

Verb

To cause to have no value or effect

render null and void

make ineffective

turn thumbs down

declare null and void

axe^UK

ax^US

knock something on the head

give the thumbs down to

give the red light to

render ineffective

bring to an end

make null and void

declare invalid

give thumbs down to

put the kibosh on

give something a miss

turn the tables

ride roughshod over

trample underfoot

remove all traces of

call all bets off

pull the plug on

be an antidote to

wipe slate clean

go back on your word

put a line through

make of no use or value

bring to naught

bring to a close

put six feet under

give the brush-off to

stand in the way

place an embargo on

give thumbs down

refuse permission to

turn deaf ear to

refuse to receive

send one's regrets

draw the line at

shake one's head

wipe off the map

wipe off the face of the earth

wipe from the face of the earth

take the life of

bring to a halt

end the life of

give someone the works

terminate with extreme prejudice

bring to a conclusion

blow someone's brains out

bring to an untimely end

cause the death of

bring to screeching halt

reduce drastically

wipe off face of earth

destroy root and branch

put to the sword

send to the gas chambers

ethnically cleanse

send to kingdom come

drive underground

close one's doors to

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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

be at each other's throats

be in opposition

come into conflict

differ in opinion

be at sixes and sevens

not see eye to eye

go at it hammer and tongs

be of a different opinion

fight like cat and dog

have a different opinion

rip into each other

let someone have it

contradict each other

go for the jugular

have an argument

get in one's face

pick an argument

put up a struggle

jump on each other

have at each other

have a misunderstanding

come out against

dig your heels in

kick over the traces

refuse to accept the authority of

be in contention

be of a different mind

shake one's head

have a disagreement

be at daggers drawn

have an altercation

engage in conflict

have shouting match

be at daggers with

get into a dispute

have a difference of opinion

get into conflict

call on the carpet

be in disagreement

jump on one's case

bat back and forth

take exception to

have a slanging match

have a squabble

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Verb

To refuse to have anything to do with (anymore)

turn your back on

have nothing more to do with

have no more truck with

refuse to acknowledge

wash your hands of

give something a miss

give the thumbs down to

give thumbs down to

refuse to recognize

refuse to abide by

axe^UK

sever relations with

break away from

ax^US

send one's regrets

shake one's head

give someone the big E

give someone the air

give the red light to

give someone the push

not take advantage of

say ‘no’ to

dissociate oneself from

disaffiliate oneself from

change one's tune

drift away from

break free from

take leave from

divorce oneself from

end relations with

turn deaf ear to

draw the line at

refuse to receive

have nothing to do with

let well enough alone

have no truck with

give a wide berth to

fail to take advantage of

take your leave of

leave high and dry

leave in the lurch

throw on the scrapheap

refuse to take advantage of

leave penniless

cut off without a penny

cut off without a cent

cut out of will

look down one's nose at

give the thumbs down

give the red light

disaffiliate from

become independent

separate oneself from

form a splinter group

let something slide

fail to include

fail to mention

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