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face to face

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face to face

if two people meet or talk face to face, they meet or talk when they are both together in the same place I'd prefer to sort this problem out face to face rather than over the phone. She's been writing to her cousin in Australia for years but they've never met face to face.

See also: face

face to face

1. In each other's presence, opposite one another; in direct communication. For example, The two chairmen sat face to face, or It's time his parents met the teacher face to face. [Mid-1300s]

2. Confronting each other, as in We were face to face with death during the avalanche. [Late 1800s]

See also: face

face to face

and F2F

phr. & comp. abb. in person; speakers and listeners facing each other. (The full form is Standard English.) I need to CU F2F. She spoke to us face to face, and we felt better.

See also: face