face up to

verb

1. intr, adverb+preposition to accept (an unpleasant fact, reality, etc)

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 .

Related Words

• accost
• defy
• encounter
• meet
• oppose
• repel
• resist