confront (one) with (something)
confront (one) with (something)
To approach one with the intention of presenting or discussing something unpleasant. If you confront him with evidence of his crime, I think he'll try to leave town.
See also: confront
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
confront someone with something
to face someone with incriminating evidence, charges of wrongdoing, or criticism. The angry husband confronted his wife with the evidence of her financial irresponsibility. The police confronted Wilson with the witness's statement.
See also: confront
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- come to a bad end
- come to a bad/sticky end
- have no stomach for something
- have the stomach for
- be tainted by (something)
- in for
- be in for
- be in for something
- have an accident
- learn (something) the hard way