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
Sumit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
Janko-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Slovak
SHAYIrish
ÁRni-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Viliam-Slovak
Dickens['dikinz]