face off
To confrontTo confront (each other).
» The angry chimp went up the sidewalk and ripped everybody's face off.
Der zornige Schimpanse ging den Bürgersteig entlang und riss allen das Gesicht ab. — esocom
Злой шимпанзе шёл вдоль тротуара и отрывал людям лица. — corvard
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1 sensesTo confront (each other).
- start a game by a face-off
Examples
7 sentencesThe angry chimp went up the sidewalk and ripped everybody's face off.
ruЗлой шимпанзе шёл вдоль тротуара и отрывал людям лица. — corvard
deDer zornige Schimpanse ging den Bürgersteig entlang und riss allen das Gesicht ab. — esocom
Now I can wipe your faces off the map!
ruТеперь я могу стереть ваши лица с карты! — Ooneykcall
Jonas faced off his pursuers.
Nigeria will face off against Iceland tonight.
deNigeria tritt heute Abend gegen Island an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ziri spat in Rima's face and walked off.
Forms
faces off, facing off, faced off, faced off| Base form | face off · to face off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | faces off |
| Present participle | facing off |
| Past simple | faced off |
| Past participle | faced off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonyms- start a game by a face-off:bully off
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb