face facts
face facts — idiom
1. to accept that a difficult or painful reality is true, rather than continuing to
to accept that a difficult or painful reality is true, rather than continuing to deny or ignore it, and begin to handle the situation in a practical way
After months of falling profits, the manager finally faced facts and closed the unprofitable store.
collocation: 'finally face facts'
Theo had to face facts about his failing health and start taking his medication every day.
pattern: 'face facts about [something]'
The Watanabe family faced facts and sold their house after the flood damaged it beyond repair.
It is time to face facts — the old factory cannot compete with modern technology.
Mauricio finally faced facts and admitted that his business idea was never going to work.
- accept reality
less forceful; implies passive recognition rather than active response
- stop denying
focuses on the psychological process of letting go of false beliefs
- come to terms with
milder and slower; suggests emotional acceptance over time
- deny reality
refuse to acknowledge an unpleasant truth
- bury one's head in the sand
deliberately ignore danger or problems
文法句型
face facts
face facts about [something]
face facts + that-clause
用法筆記
Frequently used in imperative or exhortative expressions ('We need to face facts', 'It is time to face facts'). The idiom cannot take a direct object — use 'about' or a that-clause to introduce the facts. Often implies that denial or avoidance has been going on for some time before the speaker urges acceptance.