idiom > to sb.'s face miss
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Missing person
  Explanation: Loss of face to face opportunities.
  Source: Ming Shinai "Water Margin" first round: "Hongtai Yu said: 'I did not know until there is really such a division, personally miss!'" Ming-Hong Ying-ming, "Cai Gen Tan quiet": "together will feel a sense and turning, this is a switch to the calamity for the blessing, life-giving moment was not to miss in person. "
  Examples: Revenge is a small matter, marriage is too serious. Only the Zhaogong Zi, so heroic, fruit is a unique and gave this if it not ~? ★ Qing Wu Xuan, "Biography of the dragon" returns XI
Containing Phrases
on no account (=not on any account) to sb.'s face miss