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Phrase(s): look someone in the face [and] look someone in the eye; stare someone in the face
Fig. to face someone directly. (Facing someone this way is a sign of sincerity.) • I don’t believe you. Look me in the eye and say that. • She looked him in the face and said she never wanted to see him again.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs