Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throw something in someone's face

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables: throw -some-thing in -some-one's -face
IPA

47

Scrabble Score

28

Letters

6

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reject some act in a spiteful manner.

verb

To repay an act of kindness with disappointment or betrayal.

verb

To lord over someone by exerting dominance, following a successful confrontation; sometimes in a subtle or snide manner.

verb

To raise a past transgression in order to admonish someone.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, something, in, someone, face.

Example Sentences

"I tried to make up after the argument, but he just threw it in my face and stormed off."
"I supported you for months, and you've just thrown all that in my face by losing your job."
"Bringing the kids along was clearly just an excuse to throw it in my face after the divorce."
"M: In the long run is your annoyance at critics for dismissing these movies because they are gay outweighed by your glee in proving them wrong later on? G: I don't know. It is sort of nice to be able to throw it in their face. But whatever personal pleasure I get in doing that doesn't make up for the fact that some very interesting and important movies never get an audience and are never taken seriously."
"She always throws that time I cheated in my face when we argue. It was ten years ago!"

Etymology

The figurative act of throwing a gift (senses 1 and 2), prize (sense 3) or merely an object (sense 4) in someone's face.

Inflected Forms

throws something in someone's face (present, singular) throwing something in someone's face (participle, present) threw something in someone's face (past) thrown something in someone's face (participle, past)

Synonyms

rub something in someone's face

Questions

What does throw something in someone's face mean?: To reject some act in a spiteful manner.
Where does throw something in someone's face come from?: The figurative act of throwing a gift (senses 1 and 2), prize (sense 3) or merely an object (sense 4) in someone's face.

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