face facts

English

Verb

To accept what is true, especially when it is undesirable.
- 1828, The Indian Year Book, Vol. 12-17, p. 765:
  The Home Member said they could not refuse to face facts and Mr. S. R, Das, Law Member, said the partial co-operation which had been received from the Swarajists in the House had been forced out of them by their minority position there.
- 2014, Joe RoosEvans, Here's to the Good Life, p. 32:
  Not long after a particularly aggressive soccer game in my youth, when I went down hard with a severe injury, I had to face facts: my soccer days were over.
- 2017, Julia Quinn, The Girl With The Make-Believe Husband: A Bridgertons Prequel, p. 15:
  “You must face facts,” he said, taking a step toward her.

Translations

to accept what is true

Finnish: kohdata totuus

References

“face facts” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
“face facts” (US) / “face facts” (UK) in Macmillan Dictionary

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