fly in the teeth of
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 fly n. Pronunciation: ' flī Function: verb Inflected Form: flew \ ' flü\ ; flown \ ' flōn\ ; fly·ing Etymology: Middle English flien, from Old English flēogan; akin to Old High German fliogan to fly and probably to Old English flōwan to flow Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1 a : to move in or pass through the air with wings b : to move through the air or before the wind or through outer space c : to float, wave, or soar in the air 2 a : to take flight : FLEE b : to fade and disappear : VANISH 3 a : to move, pass, or spread quickly b : to be moved with sudden extreme emotion c : to seem to pass quickly 4 : to become expended or dissipated rapidly 5 : to operate or travel in an airplane or spacecraft 6 : to work successfully : win popular acceptance transitive verb 1 a : to cause to fly, float, or hang in the air b : to operate (as a balloon, aircraft, rocket, or spacecraft) in flight c : to journey over or through by flying 2 a : to flee or escape from b : AVOID , SHUN 3 : to transport by aircraft or spacecraft –fly at : to assail suddenly and violently –fly blind : to fly an airplane solely by instruments –fly high : to be elated –fly in the face of or fly in the teeth of : to stand or act forthrightly or brazenly in defiance or contradiction of 2 fly n. Function: noun Inflected Form: plural flies Date: before 12th…