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face to face with

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face to face with somebody/something

with someone or something in front of you As I was going into the restaurant, I came face to face with my teacher, who was just leaving. Suddenly, I was face to face with a panther.

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face to face with something

having to deal with something unpleasant Carol came face to face with the problem of getting proper care for her mother.

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