Meaning of fly in the face of | Babel Free

Definitions

To act in a manner highly contrary to; to counteract or contradict.

idiomatic

Examples

“The new design is very edgy and certainly flies in the face of tradition.”

“DB Cargo is clearly upset by the Royal Mail decision. Not only will it lose a valuable customer, but this flies in the face of its own high-profile campaign, called Freight Belongs on Rail.”

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