set\ one's\ face\ against

set\ one's\ face\ against
v. phr. literary
To be very much against; strongly disapprove.

The banker's daughter wanted to marry a poor boy, but her father set his face against it.


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  • set one's face against — ► set one s face against resist with determination. Main Entry: ↑face …   English terms dictionary

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  • set one's face against — {v. phr.}, {literary} To be very much against; strongly disapprove. * /The banker s daughter wanted to marry a poor boy, but her father set his face against it./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set one's face against — {v. phr.}, {literary} To be very much against; strongly disapprove. * /The banker s daughter wanted to marry a poor boy, but her father set his face against it./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set one's face against — resist with determination. → face …   English new terms dictionary

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  • face — ► NOUN 1) the front part of a person s head from the forehead to the chin, or the corresponding part in an animal. 2) an expression on someone s face. 3) the surface of a thing, especially one presented to the view or with a particular function.… …   English terms dictionary

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