face up to something
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++face up to something → face up to something at face2(6) to accept and deal with a difficult fact or problem
face up to something
face up to something phrasal verb (see also face)
to accept and deal with a difficult fact or problem:
They’ll never offer you another job; you might as well face up to it.
She had to face up to the fact that he was guilty.
face up to something phrasal verb (see also face)
to accept and deal with a difficult fact or problem: