/ · 1894 Brewer’s · F · Fly in the Face of Danger (To)
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To run in a foolhardy manner into danger, as a hen flies in the face of a dog or cat.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.