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Geoyo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

look in sb's face

Please tell me which is correct:

"He didn't dare to look in her face after lying to her"
"He didn't dare to look her in the face after lying to her"

Do they both have the same meaning?
  

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#2 is correct (add a full stop).

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  • #2 is correct (add a full stop).
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#2 is correct (add a full stop).
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The usual expression is "look someone in the eye". "He couldn't look her in the eye after lying to her." "He couldn't face her after lying to her."
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Thank you. And what about #1? Is it incorrect? Or just a different meaning? Again, what's the difference between "Look in my eyes" and "Look me in the eyes"?
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geoyoThank you. And what about #1? Is it incorrect? Or just a different meaning? Again, what's the difference between "Look in my eyes" and "Look me in the eyes"?
We don't normally look in anyone's face; we look at it.

It's properly "look into my eyes", I'd say. And it's "look me in the eye", not "eyes". To look someone in the eye implie
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