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fly in the face of
fly in the face of или fly in the teeth of {v. phr.}
Игнорировать; быть несогласным; проявлять неуважение или пренебрежение.
You can't fly in the face of good business rules and expect to he successful.
Floyd's friends tried to help him, but he flew in the teeth of their advice and soon became a drunkard.
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Источник: A Dictionary of American Idioms