brazens out
Faces down shamelessly
To brazen out is to face a difficult or embarrassing situation with bold confidence rather than shame or apology.
Someone who brazens out a scandal refuses to show guilt or back down: Caught in the lie, she brazened it out and kept her job.
The phrase suggests surviving through sheer nerve rather than by resolving the underlying problem.
- shamelessnessAbsence of moral embarrassment
- self-assuranceConfidence in one's abilities
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
confrontation · front up · declaration · grit · nerve · double down · obstinacy · tenacity · pluck · chutzpah · steadfastness · fearlessness · effrontery · bluff · insolence · assertiveness · boastfulness · fortitude
brazens outshrinks away
Withdraws in fear
cowers · backs down · capitulates · caves in · crumbles
brazens outretreats
Backs off or sanctuaries
flees · runs away · hides · withdraws · makes oneself scarce
brazens outowns up
Admits to wrongdoing
confesses · comes clean · apologizes · repents · makes amends
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