jdm. die Stirn bieten

to defy someone

Türkçe: birine meydan okumak

Noun

Stirn f.

Verb

bieten

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Die kleine Firma bietet dem Großkonzern mutig die Stirn.

How it is used

Means 'to defy someone' (lit. offer forehead). Formal/idiomatic. Used in contexts of resistance, e.g., 'Sie bot dem Chef die Stirn.' Implies courage against authority.

Other verbs that go with Stirn

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• die Stirn runzelnto frown
• sich die Stirn abtupfen / abwischento dab/wipe one's forehead
• die Stirn haben / besitzen, etw. zu tunto have the nerve to do something

All collocations with Stirn