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21To turn the scale — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …
22To turn the stomach of — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …
23To turn the tables — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …
24To fly in the face of — Face Face (f[=a]s), n. [F., from L. facies form, shape, face, perh. from facere to make (see {Fact}); or perh. orig. meaning appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and akin to E. fancy. Cf. {Facetious}.] 1. The exterior form or appearance… …
25Door-in-the-face technique — The door in the face (DITF) technique is a persuasion method. The persuader attempts to convince someone to comply with a request by first making an extremely large request that the respondent will obviously turn down, with a metaphorical… …
26turn your face to the wall — to die Not from the reversal of a picture of a disgraced person but from the privacy sought by the dying: Sahib turns his face to the wall and all is up with him. (P. Scott, 1977) …
27The Game of Champions — is a strategic two person game played with a standard deck of cards. It is based on the premise and simplicity of the popular card game War, but introduces strategy and logic similar to Chess. All ties are settled with a match of Roshambo (Rock,… …
28Powerless in the Face of Death — Infobox Television episode Title=Powerless in the Face of Death Series=The Venture Bros. Season=2 Episode=1 Airdate=25 June 2006 Writer= Jackson Publick Doc Hammer Director= Jackson Publick Caption = I got the stuff. How are you doing with Phase… …
29Face — Face, v. i. 1. To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite. To lie, to face, to forge. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left. [1913 Webster] Face about, man; a soldier, and afraid! Dryden. [1913… …
30To look in the face — Look Look, v. t. 1. To look at; to turn the eyes toward. [1913 Webster] 2. To seek; to search for. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Looking my love, I go from place to place. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 3. To expect. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. To influence …
