in somebody's face
51turn somebody around — ˌturn aˈround/ˈround | ˌturn sb/sth aˈround/ˈround derived to change position or direction so as to face the other way; to make sb/sth do this • Turn around and let me look at your back. • I turned my chair round to face the fire. Main entry:… …
52turn somebody round — ˌturn aˈround/ˈround | ˌturn sb/sth aˈround/ˈround derived to change position or direction so as to face the other way; to make sb/sth do this • Turn around and let me look at your back. • I turned my chair round to face the fire. Main entry:… …
53wipe somebody off the face of the earth — wipe sb/sth off the ˌface of the ˈearth | wipe sth off the ˈmap idiom to destroy or remove sb/sth completely Main entry: ↑wipeidiom …
54bode well (for somebody) — bode ˈwell/ˈill (for sb/sth) idiom (formal) to be a good/bad sign for sb/sth Syn: ↑augur • These figures do not bode well for the company s future. • …
55bode ill (for somebody) — bode ˈwell/ˈill (for sb/sth) idiom (formal) to be a good/bad sign for sb/sth Syn: ↑augur • These figures do not bode well for the company s future. • …
56bring something home to somebody — bring sth ˈhome to sb idiom to make sb realize how important, difficult or serious sth is • The sight of his pale face brought home to me how ill he really was. • The television pictures brought home to us the full horror of the attack.… …
57draw somebody's fire — draw sb s ˈfire idiom to make sb direct their anger, criticism, etc. at you, so that others do not have to face it Main entry: ↑drawidiom …
58make somebody up — ˌmake ˈup | ˌmake yourself/sbˈup derived to put powder, ↑lipstick, etc. on your/sb s face to make it more attractive or to prepare for an appearance in the theatre, on television, etc. related noun ↑make up (1) Main entry: ↑make …
60set — set1 W1S1 [set] v past tense and past participle set present participle setting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put)¦ 2¦(put into surface)¦ 3¦(story)¦ 4¦(consider)¦ 5¦(establish something)¦ 6¦(start something happening)¦ 7¦(decide something)¦ …
