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to someone's face

if you say something unpleasant to someone's face, you say it to them directly, without worrying whether they will be upset or angry. Everyone refers to him as 'Junior' but no one would dare call him that to his face.

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to your face

directly to you. I already knew the answer, but I wanted him to say it to my face, even if it embarrassed him.

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