face with

face with (someone or something)

1. To apply or attach something to the surface of something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "face" and "with." The house was faced with blue stucco.
2. To show someone the proof of something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "face" and "with." If you face him with his questionable receipts, he'll have to tell you what he's really been doing on Tuesday nights.
3. To have to handle or deal with someone or something. My meditation practice definitely helps me whenever I'm faced with a stressful situation at work.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

face someone with something

to present evidence of something to someone. When I faced him with the evidence, he confessed immediately. The police faced Max with the witness's story. The CEO was faced with the problem of bringing the bankrupt firm back to profitability.
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face something with something

to install something on the surface of something. We faced the kitchen walls with yellow tile. The wall was faced with tile.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

face with

Confront, as in When he was faced with the evidence, he admitted it. [Late 1500s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

face with

v.
1. To cover the surface of something using a substance: The builders faced the front wall with marble. The facade was faced with terra cotta.
2. To force someone to confront or deal with something or someone. Used chiefly in the passive: When I'm faced with a problem, I ask my parents for advice.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • add in
  • all right
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • a walking
  • a walking (something)
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • a crack at (someone or something)
  • (you've) got to get up pretty early in the morning to (do something)
  • (you) wanna make something of it?
References in classic literature
Hooper had ascended the stairs, and showed himself in the pulpit, face to face with his congregation, except for the black veil.
One imitative little imp covered his face with an old black handkerchief, thereby so affrighting his playmates that the panic seized himself, and he well-nigh lost his wits by his own waggery.
From Twice Told Tales
It is the shadow of pain which touches the young face with such pathetic patience, but Beth seldom complains and always speaks hopefully of `being better soon'.
Little Women
He was moving carelessly along a winding jungle trail, instead of making his progress through the trees, when suddenly he came face to face with a black warrior.
Tarzan of the Apes
Table 1: Result obtained from the detection of frontal face with good light effects.
IMPLEMENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF FEATURE BASED FACE DETECTION ALGORITHM
The work can be further extended for the face with complex background for detection.
Face detection and identification using competitive neural network
(15) In this classic experiment, observers are asked to recognise a particular facial feature (for example the nose) taken from a face with which they had been familiarised (see Figure 4, page 52).
Normal and impaired face perception: implications for the optometrist
Researchers then align the top half of one face with the lower halves of several others.
Familiar faces: "super recognizers" never forget a visage, an unusual ability that can be put to good use
In the face aftereffect, we adapt to a face with a particular expression - happiness, for example - which causes us to perceive a subsequent neutral face as having the opposite facial expression (i.e., sadness).
How sense of touch can be used to identify faces
If you have a small face with delicate features, smaller sunglasses are best.
How to choose the right sunglasses; WENDA JAMES-ROWE
b) Face with Regular Shape (other than a rectangle, square and circle)
Some concepts useful for the automatic recognition of non-orhogonal and interacting features of prismatic parts
Participants were asked to rate each face with respect to how familiar it was to them.
Identidad, genero y el rol de la edad de adquisicion en el procesamiento facial
In 2003, a judge ruled that a Muslim woman in Florida did not have the right to cover her face with a veil for her driver's license photo.
Behind the veil debate: the British debate over full-face veils worn by some Muslim women raises a bigger issue: how well are Muslims assimilating in Great Britain and the rest of Europe?
face with driven pull rolls coordinated with a driven rotor.
Pelletizers and dicers
Last September, during a big soccer game in Lens, France, Eric Carriere of France's Racing Lens team got smacked in the face with the soccer ball.
Smash hit