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Phrase: In front of your face
Have you ever experienced something happening right in front of your face?
You’re not alone!
We use the phrase in front of your face when something happens so close to you that you can’t miss it.
It’s like when something is so obvious or blatant that it’s impossible to ignore.
It’s like your kid drinking milk from the carton while you are in the kitchen holding a clean glass.
Sure, you expect him to do it when you are not around, but right in front of your face!
The kid has a death wish!
Imagine sitting by a river enjoying lunch when suddenly, a bird swoops down and snatches your sandwich from your hand.
That’s a perfect example of something happening in front of your face!
It’s an event that occurs so close and so obviously that you can’t help but notice it.
Another example could be when you’re watching a magic show, and the magician performs a trick right in front of your face.
You can see every move and gesture, making ignoring or missing any detail impossible.
But you still don’t know how she did it!
In a more metaphorical sense, we also use in front of your face to describe situations where the truth or reality of something is unmistakably clear.
For instance, if your husband is looking for something in the fridge but can’t find it.
Then you go over, look over his shoulder, and there it is, right in front of his face.
But in his defence, fridges are constructed in such a way that men are at a disadvantage.
I don’t know if it’s the light or what, but many men need help finding things that are not shaped, like beer bottles in the fridge.
A man’s home may be his castle, but he still needs a queen to tell him what to do.
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