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staring

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be staring someone in the face
1. if a solution to a problem is staring you in the face, it is very obvious. We spent ages wondering how we could make more space in the shop and the answer was staring us in the face all the time.
2. if an unpleasant experience is staring you in the face, it is very likely to happen to you. With only one day's supply of water left, death was staring him in the face.
See also: face, stare

be stark raving mad (British, American & Australian, British)

to be completely crazy. She looked at me as though she thought I was stark raving mad.
See also: mad, stark
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