Face
Face verb - To stand or sit with the face or front toward.
Step back
Both terms in one sentence
- Les Grossman who asks you to take a step back, and literally fuck your own face, or he'll fuck you up!
Source: Fountain of Memes -
For instance, on the NES, port you have to stand a running step back, and run so that the grate closes in your face without killing you.
Source: Video Game / Karateka - When the guard shuts the gate and tells the crooks to step back, their leader spits in his face, and the guard stands his ground looking very offended.
Source: Spiteful Spit
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Step back and Face. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/face/step_back
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Step back or Face. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/face/step_back.
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