fly in the face of
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editfly in the face of (third-person singular simple present flies in the face of, present participle flying in the face of, simple past flew in the face of, past participle flown in the face of)
- (idiomatic) To act in a manner highly contrary to; to counteract or contradict.
- The new design is very edgy and certainly flies in the face of tradition.