face up

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English

Verb

face up (third-person singular simple present faces up, present participle facing up, simple past and past participle faced up)

  1. To confront an unpleasant situation
    • 1966, The Rolling Stones (lyrics and music), “Paint It, Black”, in Aftermath:
      Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts / It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black

References

  • face up”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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