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face up to something

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face up to something

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 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.