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meaning of "face off"



 
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meaning of "face off" #1 (permalink) Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:35 am   meaning of "face off"		  
Hi,

I ran into this sentence He faced off with his boss
Could you tell me the meaning of this expression, please?

Thanks !
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meaning of "face off" #2 (permalink) Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:03 am   meaning of "face off"		  
If two people or two groups face off, they disagree about something and start to fight or oppose each other.
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