fly in the face of

bash someone's face in

To beat someone violently.

blow up in one's face

To fail disastrously.

Boat

[Cockney slang]face

via boat race

break someone's face

To beat up someone violently.

butter face

Alternative form of butterface.

close the face

To turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.

cut off one's nose to spite one's face

To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.

face down

To confront; to abash by stern looks.