face up to it
Example Sentences
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"And I also quite liked the period where me and my close collaborators knew that this was probably it, or this was it, but hadn't had to face up to it in the world."
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2023
They don’t bury the truth, they face up to it.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2022
Suddenly I had a past, and I had to face up to it.
From Salon • Sep. 16, 2013
"That is how serious the situation is; the club has run out of cash and the directors have to face up to it," he said.
From The Guardian • Mar. 2, 2011
I turned my face up to it and laughed appreciatively.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
