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[face] See: BLUE IN THE FACE, CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE, FLY IN THE FACE OF, HATCHET FACE, HIDE ONE'S FACE, IN ONE'S FACE, IN THE FACE OF, LONG FACE, LOOK IN THE EYE or LOOK IN THE FACE, MAKE A FACE, ON THE FACE OF IT, SAVE FACE, SET ONE'S ...

[face down] {v. phr.}

To get the upper hand over someone by behaving forcefully; disconcert someone by the displaying of great self-assurance.

/The night guard faced down the burglar by staring him squarely in the face./

Contrast: [FACE UP].

[face lift] {n. phr.}

1. A surgical procedure designed to make one's face look younger.

/Aunt Jane, who is in her seventies, had an expensive face lift and now she looks as if she were 40./

2. A renovation, a refurbishing.

* /Our house needs a ...

[face-saver], [face-saving] See: SAVE FACE.

[face the music] {v. phr.}, {informal}

To go through trouble or danger, especially because of something you did; accept your punishment.

/The boy was caught cheating in an examination and had to face the music./

* /The official who had been taking ...

[face-to-face] {adv. phr.}

1. With your face looking toward the face of another person; each facing the other.

/Turning a corner, he found himself face-to-face with a policeman./

* /The two teams for the spelling bee stood face-to-face on opposite ...

[face-to-face] {adj.}

Being in the presence of a person; being right with someone.

/The British prime minister came to Washington for a face-to-face meeting with the President./

[face up to] {v. phr.}

1. To bravely confront a person or a challenge; admit.

/Jack doesn't want to face up to the fact that Helen doesn't love him anymore./

/Jane cannot face up to her mother-in-law who always wins every argument they have./

2. ...

[face value] {n.}

1. The worth or price printed on a stamp, bond, note, piece of paper money, etc.

/The savings bond had a face value of $25./

2. The seeming worth or truth of something.

* /She took his stories at face value and did not know he ...

[faced with] {adj. phr.}

Confronted with.

/We were all faced with the many wars that broke out in the wake of the collapse of communism./