Communication
to someone's face
directly while present
If you say something to someone's face, you say it directly while that person is there.
Hear it in real life
Does she dislike the new plan?
She never says anything to my face, but I hear her complaining later.
If you have a problem with me, please say it to my face.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I said it on his face when he asked me.
Say: I said it to his face when he asked me.
Use “to someone’s face” for speaking directly to a person who is present.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
say something to someone's face; be nice to someone's face
Your turn: say it out loud
If you have a problem with me, please say it to my face.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
to someone's face
directly while present
“If you have a problem with me, please say it to my face.”
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