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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 ...

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].

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 ...

See: [SAVE FACE].

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 ...

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 ...

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./

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. ...

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 ...

Confronted with.

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