say (something) to (one's) face
- Fuente de la expresión
- The Free Dictionary
- Estructura completa
- say (something) to (one's) face
- Variantes
- say something (right) to someone's face
- Contexto
- say (something) to (one's) face
To say something directly to one, especially when it is something critical, derogatory, inflammatory, or otherwise negative.
A: "Tom's been telling people around the office that you've been slacking lately." B: "If that's the way he feels, why doesn't he come say that to my face?"
I know she spreads a lot of nasty stuff about me behind my back, but she's too cowardly to say any of it to my face. - Fuente del contexto
- The Free Dictionary
- Tipo de fuente
- dictionary
- Autor
- Farlex, Inc.
- Título de la fuente
- The Free Dictionary
- Año
- 2020
- Web
- https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Say+It+to+My+Face
- Idioma
- English
- Nivel de uso
- Estándar
- Marca dialectal
- General
- Frecuencia
- Frecuente