in the teeth of
adverb
Roget 704: with difficulty, with much ado; barely, hardly etc. adj.; uphill; against the stream, against the grain; d rebours [Fr.]; invita Minerva [Lat.]; in the teeth of; at a pinch, upon a pinch; ... show more
Roget 708: against, versus, counter to, in conflict with, at cross purposes. against the grain, against the current, against the stream, against the wind, against the tide; with a headwind; with the wind ahead, with the wind in one's teeth. in spite, ... show more
Roget 715: in defiance of, in the teeth of; under one's very nose.
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