fly in the teeth of someone or something
- fly in the teeth of someone or something
fly in the face of someone or something & fly in the teeth of someone or something
Fig. to challenge someone or something; to go against someone or something. •
This idea flies in the face of everything we know about matter and energy.
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You had better not fly in the face of the committee.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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