Meaning of face up in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Verb

    face up

    Definitions

    1. deal with (something unpleasant) head on

    Examples

    • « You must confront your problems »
    • « He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes »

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Famous quotes

  • « One of the things that makes Hamlet unique among Shakespeare's characters is his courage to face up to the darker elements of his personality. »
    Kenneth Branagh
  • « It takes a lot of courage to face up to things you can't do because we feed ourselves so much denial. »
    Zoe Saldana
  • « Republican patience with how unionism deals with the political institutions, and with key issues like equality and human rights, will be tested because, obviously, there will be a battle a day on these matters. So lets face up to all of this with our eyes wide open. »
    Gerry Adams
  • « There's a lot of strength in the U.S., but there's a lot of froth also. The froth will blow off. We're going to have to face up to some realities that we're not fully facing up to right now. »
    Jeffrey Sachs

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