jemandem die Stirn bieten

(Redirected from die Stirn bieten)

German edit

Etymology edit

Literally, "to offer the forehead to someone".

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

jemandem die Stirn bieten (class 2 strong, third-person singular present bietet jemandem die Stirn, past tense bot jemandem die Stirn, past participle jemandem die Stirn geboten, past subjunctive böte jemandem die Stirn, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to stand up to someone

Conjugation edit