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to one's face

to one's face prepositional phrase: in one's presence; openly.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In one's presence; openly.
    • [Cher:] Would you call me selfish?[Dionne:] No, not to your face.1995, Amy Heckerling, Clueless

Questions about to one's face

What does to one's face mean?
To one's face means in one's presence; openly.
What part of speech is to one's face?
To one's face is a prepositional phrase.

Words near to one's face in the dictionary

  1. to one's advantage
  2. to one's bone
  3. to one's bones
  4. to one's credit
  5. to one's dying day
  6. to one's face
  7. to one's feet
  8. to one's heart's content
  9. to one's knowledge
  10. to one's mind
  11. to one's name

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