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[face up to]
{v. phr.} 1. To bravely confront a person or achallenge; admit.
Jack doesn't
want to face up to the fact thatHelen doesn't love him anymore.
Jane cannot
face up to hermother-in-law who always wins every argument they have.
2. To
confesssomething to someone; confess to having done something.
Jim had toface
up to having stolen a sweater from the department store.
Contrast: FACE
DOWN.
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