face up

See also: faceup and face-up

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.

Anagrams

• upface