fly in the face of

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To act in a manner highly contrary to; to counteract or contradict.

Japanese Meaning

～に真っ向から反対する / ～に反する行動をとる / ～を全くの無視や対抗する

His decision to cut funding will fly in the face of the committee's unanimous recommendation.

彼の資金削減の決定は委員会の満場一致の勧告に真っ向から反している。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To act in a manner highly contrary to; to counteract or contradict.

The new design is very edgy and certainly flies in the face of tradition.

flies in the face of

（ present singular third-person ）

flying in the face of

（ participle present ）

flew in the face of

（ past ）

flown in the face of

（ participle past ）