face up to it
Example Sentences
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Sounds like hyperbole, but that’s the truth: They face up to it.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2022
And because of his charismatic public persona and popularity it seemed easier, and less traumatic, to suppress what had happened, than face up to it.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2018
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
