Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

face up to

verb

  1. intr, adverb+preposition to accept (an unpleasant fact, reality, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Idioms and Phrases

Also, face it . Confront or accept an unpleasant or difficult situation. For example, Jane had to face up to the possibility of being fired , or Face it—you were wrong . [Late 1700s] Also see face the music .
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Chinese exports to the US face up to 245% tariffs, and Beijing has hit back with a 125% levy on American imports.

From

If convicted, Swensen could face up to 20 years in prison for each count of wire fraud and up to 15 years in prison for each count of fraud involving aircraft parts.

From

He has been remanded in custody until the sentencing, but judge Vanessa Francis told Miah he could face up to 10 years in prison.

From

But he says this is also an issue about employment - with some men in these roles scared to face up to health problems that develop in their 40s and 50s - ignoring early warning signs or hiding illnesses from bosses altogether because of what it may mean for their work.

From

As the law’s advocate, Secretary of State George C. Marshall Jr., stated, the program reflected “a willingness on the part of our people to face up to the vast responsibilities which history has clearly placed upon our country.”

From

Advertisement

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


face upface validity