face up

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, einer schwierigen Situation, einem Problem oder einer unangenehmen Wahrheit mutig und direkt ins Auge zu sehen und sie anzuerkennen oder zu bewältigen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of confronting or dealing with a difficult situation or problem directly and courageously.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. Accept and deal withinformal

   To confront or accept a difficult or unpleasant situation directly.

   Ins Auge sehen

   • He finally faced up to his financial problems.
   • She needs to face up to the fact that she made a mistake.
   • It's time to face up to the challenges ahead.

   Synonymeaddressbraveconfrontcope withhandletackle

   Antonymeavoiddodgeevadeshirksidestep

Grundverbface