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What is another word for flying in the face of?

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Present participle for to act in a manner highly contrary to

Present participle for to face something unpleasant with courage and fortitude

Present participle for to oppose, dispute or argue against something

Present participle for to struggle to overcome, eliminate, or prevent

(deviate from) Present participle for to run counter to

Present participle for to cause to have no value or effect

Present participle for to disagree with or dispute

Present participle for to refuse to have anything to do with (anymore)

The act or state of non-compliance with a rule or law

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Verb

Present participle for to act in a manner highly contrary to

kicking against

rebelling against

refusing to obey

disagreeing with

setting at naught

failing to comply with

committing a breach of

failing to observe

taking no notice of

paying no heed to

transgressing against

digging your heels in

going counter to

paying no attention to

crossing the line

setting your face against

riding roughshod over

falling foul of

thumbing nose at

hurling defiance at

kicking over the traces

refusing to accept the authority of

coming out against

taking no account of

breaking the rules

taking law into own hands

revolutionising^UK

refusing to comply

flying in face of

revolutionizing^US

encroaching upon

offending against

bending the rules

falling outside of

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

Verb

Present participle for to face something unpleasant with courage and fortitude

putting up with

sitting through

bearing the brunt of

bracing oneself for

going up against

grinning and bear

meeting head on

prevailing against

resigning oneself to

standing up against

subjecting oneself to

flying in face of

sitting and taking it

squaring off against

holding out against

bearing up against

standing firm against

standing your ground

putting up struggle

holding the line against

holding your ground

persevering in the face of

going the distance against

coming up against

contending with

meeting head-on

mustering courage

playing against

running the gauntlet

knocking chip off shoulder

stepping over the line

taking the bull by the horns

holding your own

staying the course

pitting oneself against

meeting eyeball-to-eyeball

going one-on-one

calling someone's bluff

coming face to face with

sticking to your guns

taking a stand against

treating with contempt

submitting oneself to

coming to grips with

taking a chance with

taking the plunge

taking a chance on

taking a plunge

taking a chance

taking a header

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Verb

Present participle for to oppose, dispute or argue against something

making a nonsense of

disagreeing with

declaring untrue

dissenting from

shooting full of holes

shooting down in flames

giving the lie to

calling into question

blowing out of the water

driving a coach and horses through

blowing sky-high

showing to be false

proving to be false

knocking the bottom out of

calling in question

taking issue with

blowing sky high

raising doubts about

protesting against

showing to be wrong

taking exception to

casting doubt on

finding unfounded

arguing against

disacknowledging

poking holes in

proving to be wrong

wondering about

having bone to pick

conflicting with

running counter to

proving unsound

picking holes in

putting paid to

proving impossible

bringing to naught

refusing to accept

cutting down to size

putting an end to

showing in its true light

shooting holes in

saying the opposite of

knocking bottom out of

knocking props out

rendering null and void

putting under suspicion

poking full of holes

setting straight

throwing light on

contending over

quibbling about

agitating against

putting up argument

dissenting against

hammering away at

complaining about

finding fault with

giving thumbs down to

bandying words concerning

picking an argument with

arguing the pros and cons of

declaring to be untrue

having an argument about

taking a stand against

demurring against

demurring about

disapproving of

casting doubt upon

feeling uneasy about

having reservations about

harbouring suspicions about

throwing doubt on

having hesitations about

casting aspersions on

expressing reservations about

harbouring reservations about

expressing suspicions about

having suspicions about

raising objections to

entertaining doubts about

backpedaling^US

backpedalling^UK

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Verb

Present participle for to struggle to overcome, eliminate, or prevent

contending with

arguing against

quarreling with

campaigning against

striving against

struggling against

speaking against

competing against

opposing action

putting up a fight against

setting your face against

sparing no effort

putting up an argument

standing up and be counted against

taking a stand against

taking issue with

making a stand against

fighting against

disagreeing with

running counter to

disapproving of

not countenancing

speaking out against

calling in question

conflicting with

rebelling against

shooting full of holes

giving the lie to

counterattacking

meeting head-on

taking wind out of sails

having bone to pick

dissenting from

rallying against

coming to blows with

making a nonsense of

driving a coach and horses through

holding out against

kicking against

taking up arms against

putting up a fight

defending against

defending yourself

revolting against

agitating against

rising up against

refusing to accept

dissenting with

locking horns with

battling against

trying to put out

trying to extinguish

putting an end to

bringing to an end to

doing battle with

skirmishing with

beginning battle with

waging war against

entering into combat with

mounting an attack on

coming to close quarters with

joining battle with

giving battle to

matching yourself against

going for the jugular

going for broke

jockeying for position

crossing swords

going for the gold

putting in opposition

setting against

setting as rivals

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Verb

(deviate from) Present participle for to run counter to

conflicting with

contrasting with

running counter to

Verb

Present participle for to cause to have no value or effect

Verb

Present participle for to disagree with or dispute

Verb

Present participle for to refuse to have anything to do with (anymore)

Noun

The act or state of non-compliance with a rule or law

rebelling against

lack of compliance with

paying no heed to

taking no notice of

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