face up tosomething
phrasal verbwithfaceverbuk/feɪs/us/feɪs/
B2
toacceptthat adifficultsituationexists:
She's going to have tofaceup to thefactthat he's not going tomarryher.
to accept or continue in a situation that is difficult or unpleasant
- bearI will bear the responsibility for whatever happens.
- endureShe endured years of hip pain before seeing a surgeon.
- sufferShe suffers from severe asthma.
- acceptI have finally accepted that I can't change who he is.
- resign yourself toI have resigned myself to the fact that I'll never work again.
- become resigned toPeople have become resigned to the fact that increased security means much longer wait times at airports.
Dealing with things or people
- attend tosomeone/something
- be all over itidiom
- beard the lion (inhis/herden)idiom
- bed
- come/get to grips withsomethingidiom
- cut
- fire
- hold onidiom
- I/I've got thisidiom
- ill-prepared
- jump-start
- overcome
- people skills
- toughsomethingout
- turn
- turn tosomeone/something
- unprocessed
- weather
- weather the stormidiom
- you/you've got thisidiom