face up to sth

— Phrasal Verb with face

/feɪs/ verb [T]

Definition

› to accept that a difficult situation exists: You've got to face up to the truth sometime - he'll never marry you.

(Definition of face up to sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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