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Set one's face against

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To oppose strenuously; to determine not to do or accept. UK

    "As these gatherings generally ended in drunkenness and rough and dangerous fun, the ministers set their faces against the observance, and were seconded in their efforts by the more intelligent and well-behaved in the community."

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