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Wisdom27 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

"at" or " in"

Dear all,
I will no take it amiss even if you tell me in my face that I am a fool.
This sentence is from a book. My doubt about "at my face " or "in my face" or "by my face"
Thank you.
  

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May we see the entire sentence please?

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May we see the entire sentence please?
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wisdom27I will no take it amiss even if you tell me in my face that I am a fool.
"May we see the entire sentence please?"

The poster gave the sentence all right. I would like to know what book it is from.
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I need to stop working on the forum from my phone!

Tell me to my face.
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This is from a Spoken English book in my language (English –Malayalam). I saw this sentence in the part of “Idioms” “take amiss” with example sentence. The author was an English scholar in my language and he was the editor in many English daily in India. But he is no more. In my knowledge “on face” “at face” but from your words I understand that it is correct preposition in this sentence. I hav
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I will not take...



As you have been told, to my face is right. I have never heard I reserve my gratitude used the way you describe.

CB
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The expression "reserve my gratitude" is not common in English, but fortunately, it's not idiomatic either. So we may find its meaning from a literal interpretation. I find three:
  1. The first takes its meaning from the meaning of "reserve" as "to hold in abeyance." For example, "I know that I am in your debt, but I will reserve my gratitude until

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