face up to 관용구
face up to
accept something that is not easy to accept You must face up to the fact that you are never going to have enough money to buy that car.
face up to responsibilities
accept responsibilities: "You need to face up to your responsibilities - it's time you got a job and started to save money."
face up to|face
v. phr. 1. To bravely confront a person or a challenge; admit.
Jack doesn't want to face up to the fact that Helen doesn't love him anymore. Jane cannot face up to her mother-in-law who always wins every argument they have. 2. To confess something to someone; confess to having done something.
Jim had to face up to having stolen a sweater from the department store. Antonym: FACE DOWN.
face up to (someone or something)
1. To accord with or accouterment article that is alarming or causes one trepidation. Just face up to your role in the situation—I'm abiding Maggie will absolve you if you're honest with her. We charge to face up to these banking issues if our aggregation is activity to survive.2. To accost or angle up to addition face to face. He was scared, but John faced up to the annoyer and told him to leave them alone. The two men faced up to one another, neither accommodating to aback down.Learn more: face, upface up to
Also, face it. Accost or acquire an abhorrent or difficult situation. For example, Jane had to face up to the achievability of actuality fired, or Face it-you were wrong. [Late 1700s] Also see face the music. Learn more: face, up