slam\ the\ door\ in\ one's\ face

slam\ the\ door\ in\ one's\ face
• in one's face
• slam the door in one's face
adv. phr.
1. Against your face.

The trick cigar blew up in the clown's face.

A cold wind was in our faces as we walked to school.

2. In front of you.

The maid slammed the door in the salesman's face.

I told the boys that they were wrong, but they laughed in my face.

Compare: in the face of, throw smth in one's face, to one's face, under one's nose

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