Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fly_in_the_teeth_of

1 sense of fly in the teeth of

Sense 1
fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of -- (go against; "This action flies in the face of the agreement")
       => violate, go against, break -- (fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax")