Be in someone’s face
be in someone’s face
verb phrase
To confront and bother someone •The expression may come from the aggressive confrontations of basketball players: He was totally in her face/ I was in his face about raking the leaves (1980s+)
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be in the swim verb phrase To be fashionable, up-to-date, etc: Don’t use stale slang if you’re in the swim (1869+)
- Be in the weeds
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- Be into
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