What is the meaning of the idiom 'in your face'?

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This term gives you a clear mental image of someone standing too close to you, staring aggressively into your face or shoving something in front of your face, and that's what it means. You say that someone was "in your face," when they were acting aggressively and forcing you to look at something or talk about something or deal with something that you really didn't want to have to think about.

This can also be used like, "I told you so." Meaning that you were right and the other person is wrong, but the "In your face" version is used to 'rub in' the fact that the other person is/was wrong, but to a higher extent as "I told you so."


It means to go through any challenge or problem that you have.

"Face the music" means you are responsible for your actions and the repercussions of those actions. If you do something wrong, the blame is on you.

First answer by Darksyde. Last edit by Rojo408. Contributor trust: 0 [recommend contributorrecommended]. Question popularity: 7 [recommend question].

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