'To stare in the face' definitions:

Definition of 'To stare in the face'

From: GCIDE

Stare \Stare\ (st[^a]r), v. t. To look earnestly at; to gaze at. [1913 Webster]
I will stare him out of his wits. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
To stare in the face, to be before the eyes, or to be undeniably evident. "The law . . . stares them in the face whilst they are breaking it." --Locke. [1913 Webster]