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face down


< The antonym, “with the upper surface uppermost,” is face up.

2

Overcome, intimidate, or browbeat someone in a bold confrontation. This verbal expression dates from the 16th century. Shakespeare used it in The Comedy of Errors (3:1): “Here’s a villain that would face me down.”

In addition to the idioms beginning with face

  • face down
  • face it
  • face the music
  • face to face
  • face up
  • face up to
  • face value
  • face with

also see:

  • at face value
  • blue in the face
  • brave face
  • do an about-face
  • egg on one’s face
  • feed one’s face
  • fly in the face of
  • hide one’s face
  • in someone’s face
  • in the face of
  • in your face
  • keep a straight face
  • laugh out of the other side of one’s mouth (face)
  • long face
  • look someone in the face
  • lose face
  • make a face
  • on the face of it
  • plain as day (the nose on your face)
  • poker face
  • put one’s face on
  • red in the face
  • save face
  • set one’s face against
  • show one’s face
  • slap in the face
  • stare in the face
  • stuff one’s face
  • talk one’s arm off (until blue in the face)
  • throw in someone’s face
  • to someone’s face
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