Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is fly in the face of and its meaning is “go against, flout, defy, disobey, disregard, ignore; break, violate, contravene, breach”.
Example Sentence: The Law Commission’s recommendation that the offence of sedition be retained in penal law, albeit with some safeguards, flies in the face of current judicial and political thinking that the country may not need this colonial vestige any more.
This phrase is present in End the debate: On the Law Commission’s recommendation on sedition and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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