stare : Idioms & Phrases

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stare down

  • verb overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring
    outface; outstare.
    • He simply stared down his opponent
WordNet

To stare in the face

  • to be before the eyes, or to be undeniably evident. "The law . . . stares them in the face whilst they are breaking it." Locke.
Webster 1913