face to face

face to face
UK / US adverb
1) in a situation where you are meeting and talking to another person directly

It would be better if we talked face to face.

come face to face with someone:

I came face to face with his mother.

meet (someone) face to face:

They met face to face today for the first time.

2) in a situation where you are forced to deal directly with a problem

Her work brings her face to face with human suffering.

come face to face with something:

It would do you good to come face to face with reality for once.


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