set your face against

set (one's) face against (something)

To be strongly opposed to or disapproving of something. My parents set their faces against me marrying her, so we eloped. The CEO has promised to set his face against any pay cuts or job losses following the disastrous third-quarter performance.
See also: face, set
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

set your face against

oppose or resist with determination.
See also: face, set
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See also:
  • set (one's) face against (something)
  • set one's face against
  • set your face against something
  • get (all) set
  • get set
  • be (all) set (to do something)
  • set your hand to
  • set (one's) hand to
  • set about
  • set about (doing something)
References in periodicals archive
A relatively modest sum to bring peace to an essential emergency service is only asking a lot if you have set your face against it.
Opinion: Some of the burning questions about the firefighters' strike; As the second fire strike comes to an end today amid claims that public support is in decline, it is firefighters on the front line who remain most affected by the action. Here, leading firefighter PAUL HORNER puts the case of the strikers