tell one to face



tell one to one's face

to tell [something] to someone directly. I'm sorry that Sally feels that way about me. I wish she had told me to my face. I won't tell Tom that you're mad at him. You should tell him to his face.
See also: face, one, tell

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pike[paik]
DÁNjal-Faroese
Peer-Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
AnikÓAW-nee-koHungarian
Lizbeth-English
Crystin-Welsh