set face against

set your face against something

(slightly formal)

to oppose something Mother had set her face against my having music lessons with this teacher in the city.

(formal)

to be determined not to do something Despite fierce competition from rival companies, they've set their face against price cuts.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zebulon	-	Biblical
Ofelia	o-FE-lyah	Spanish, Italian
Pradeep	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
Djordje	-	Serbian
Cecilio	the-THEE-lyo (Spanish), se-SEE-lyo (Latin American Spanish), che-CHEE-lyo (Italian)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Narek	-	Armenian