mace

mace (one's) face

To spray pepper spray (commonly referred to by the brand name Mace) into one's face, typically in self-defense. If a guy attacks you, don't hesitate to mace his face.
See also: face, mace
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

mace someone’s face

(mes...)
tv. to do something drastic to someone, such as spraying mace in the face. (Chemical Mace is a brand of tear gas sold in pressurized cans for personal protection.) I look at him, and suddenly I just want to mace his face or something.
See also: face, mace
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • mace (one's) face
  • mace someone’s face
  • get out of (one's) face
  • get out of face
  • get out of one's face
  • get out of someone's face
  • get out of my face
  • Get out of my face!
  • hide (one's) face
  • hide one's face
References in periodicals archive
Richard Bienfait will be appointed as Mace's new Chief Financial Officer at the end of January 2020.
Just last month, more than 10 Meru County MCAs were summoned by the EACC after an incident where they attempted to grab the mace from the sergeant at arms.
"Delivering the design and construction of the Expo 2020 Dubai site has been a fantastic journey for Jacobs Mace, and this official provider status reflects years of close partnership working on behalf of our client.
Commenting on the appointment, Expo 2020 Dubai's chief development and delivery officer, Ahmed Al Khatib, said: "Jacobs Mace has proven to be a solid partner, playing an essential role in ensuring that construction is on track.
Ahmed Al Khatib, chief development and delivery officer, Expo 2020 Dubai, said: "Jacobs Mace has proven to be a solid partner, playing an essential role in ensuring that construction is on track.
Mark Taylor, Mace's regional director for Mena, said: "Paul brings a unique perspective to Mace having worked within Meraas and North25, leading organisations, for more than six years.
Mark Reynolds, CEO of Mace, said: "Over the past 28 years, Mace has been on an amazing journey.
The mace is suspected to have been stolen between Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning.
Suspicions focused on young Alvarez after a photograph of her holding the mace, which is the symbol of the House, in front of her father's desk at the Speaker's office had circulated on social media.
But, who hid the mace? The mace is an important part of the meeting.
The State Commissioner of Police, Tairu Shina Olukolu disclosed this while speaking with Journalists shortly after handing over the Mace to the Speaker, Nasiru Abubakar Nono on Friday, saying that the officers and men of the Command found the Mace behind the National Industrial Court complex, in Gombe.
Dubai [U.A.E.], Feb 24 ( ANI ): Indian skipper Virat Kohli will be conferred with the ICC Test Championship mace after the conclusion of the third and final T20I against South Africa being played at the Newlands, Cape Town on Saturday.
Mace will serve as main contractor for the project with operators McArthur Glen working in a development management role.
For mass production, there are now three main types of industrial techniques for fabricating DWS mc-Si solar cells: acid texturing with additive [6], reactive ion etching (RIE) [7], and metal-catalyzed chemical etching (MACE) [8-10].
Former job centre manager Stephen Wale suffered severe head injuries and had his throat slit by cruel Kevin Mace, who filmed the merciless onslaught.