come face to face with (someone or something)

To confront or encounter someone or something directly. I had been trying to avoid my math teacher, but then I came face to face with her in the cafeteria. Training for a marathon has forced me to come face to face with my physical limitations.

come face to face with someone

If you come face to face with someone, you suddenly meet them. I walked into the room and came face to face with Hilde Tomlinson. Compare with face to face.

come face to face with something

COMMON If you come face to face with a bad situation, you suddenly experience it. Before the deal was fully closed, however, Beaverbrook came face to face with a serious problem. Note: You can also say that you are brought face to face with something. I was gradually being brought face to face with the fact that I had failed.

词组	come face to face with (someone or something)
释义	come face to face with (someone or something) come face to face with (someone or something) To confront or encounter someone or something directly. I had been trying to avoid my math teacher, but then I came face to face with her in the cafeteria. Training for a marathon has forced me to come face to face with my physical limitations. See also: come, face Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. come face to face with someone If you come face to face with someone, you suddenly meet them. I walked into the room and came face to face with Hilde Tomlinson. Compare with face to face. See also: come, face, someone come face to face with something COMMON If you come face to face with a bad situation, you suddenly experience it. Before the deal was fully closed, however, Beaverbrook came face to face with a serious problem. Note: You can also say that you are brought face to face with something. I was gradually being brought face to face with the fact that I had failed. See also: come, face, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: come face to face with someone come face to face with something face to face face-to-face F2F eyeball to eyeball eyeball-to-eyeball get out of (one's) face get out of face get out of one's face
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