Face
Face verb - To stand or sit with the face or front toward.
Run off
Run off verb - To hasten away from something dangerous or frightening.
Usage example: the mouse ran off as soon as it saw us
Face is an antonym for run off in topics: escape, run away, break away from, run away to be married.
Both terms in one sentence
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Triple H tried to force Orton to relinquish the title the following week, only for Orton to spit in Triple H's face and run off with the title, thus setting off a face turn.
Source: Wrestling / Randy Orton -
Dim smashes a milk bottle in Alex's face, temporarily blinding him before they run off to leave the police to find him.
Source: Film / A Clockwork Orange -
Bitch Slap: The chess pieces in Mirrorland remove a piece by walking up to them and slapping them in the face, at which point their clothes vanish and they run off the board in shame.
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