to stare at something

  • 1stare someone in the face — phrase if something is staring you in the face, it should be obvious to you The answer was staring me in the face. Thesaurus: to be, or to become obvious or noticeablesynonym Main entry: stare * * * be glaringly apparent or obvious the answer had …

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  • 2stare something in the face — phrase if you are staring something unpleasant in the face, you are close to suffering it When you’ve stared death in the face, everything after that is easy. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym Main entry: stare …

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  • 3stare in the face — stare (someone) in the face see ↑stare, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑face stare (someone) in the face (also chiefly US stare (someone) in the eye(s)) : to look directly into the eyes of (someone) …

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  • 4stare something in the face — stare (something) in the face to deal with something directly. We have stared hatred and prejudice in the face and seen what they can do …

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  • 5stare in the face — stare (something) in the face to deal with something directly. We have stared hatred and prejudice in the face and seen what they can do …

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  • 6stare — ► VERB 1) look fixedly at someone or something with the eyes wide open. 2) (stare out/down) look fixedly at (someone) until they feel forced to look away. ► NOUN ▪ an act of staring. ● be staring someone in the face Cf. ↑be staring some …

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  • 7Something In My Blindspot — is the fourth solo album by The Slackers organist and lead singer, Vic Ruggiero. It has been released on February 15th, 2008 by the label moanin , based in Berlin (Germany). The basic tracks for the album have been recorded in Berlin in July 2007 …

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  • 8stare down the barrel of a gun — If someone is staring down the barrel of a gun, there s a high risk of something very bad happening …

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  • 9stare — stare1 [ ster ] verb intransitive *** to look at someone or something very directly for a long time: It s rude to stare. stare at: He lifted his head and stared at her. stare into/out of/through etc.: They sat on the balcony, staring out across… …

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  • 10stare — stare1 W2S3 [steə US ster] v [: Old English; Origin: starian] 1.) to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes, for example because you are surprised, angry, or bored stare at ▪ What are you staring at? stare (at sb)… …

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