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fly in the teeth of
Overview of verb fly-in-the-teeth-of
The verb fly in the teeth of has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of -- (go against; "This action flies in the face of the agreement")
Antonyms of verb fly-in-the-teeth-of
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fly-in-the-teeth-of
1 sense of fly in the teeth of
Sense 1
fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of
=> violate, go against, break
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fly-in-the-teeth-of
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fly-in-the-teeth-of
1 sense of fly in the teeth of
Sense 1
fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of
=> violate, go against, break
'Cause To' of verb fly-in-the-teeth-of
Derived Forms of verb fly-in-the-teeth-of
Domain of verb fly-in-the-teeth-of
Domain Terms of verb fly-in-the-teeth-of
Familiarity of verb fly-in-the-teeth-of
fly in the teeth of used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb fly-in-the-teeth-of
1 sense of fly in the teeth of
Sense 1
fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb fly-in-the-teeth-of
1 sense of fly in the teeth of
Sense 1
fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of
> violate, go against, break
=> fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fly-in-the-teeth-of
Sense 1
fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of
=> violate, go against, break
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