face up

Definition of Face Up in English :

1. confront, face, face up

deal with (something unpleasant) head on

Example Sentences:
'You must confront your problems'
'He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Face Up

verb

(intr, adverb; + preposition)

to accept (an unpleasant fact, reality, etc)

1.

to face with courage; confront and resist

2.

to realize and be ready to meet (a condition, fact, etc.)

adv.

In a position so that the face is up: a patient lying face-up on the stretcher.