come+face+to+face

  • 1come face to face with someone — come face to face with (someone) to suddenly meet someone by chance. As I was going into the restaurant, I came face to face with my ex husband who was just leaving …

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  • 2come face to face with — (someone) to suddenly meet someone by chance. As I was going into the restaurant, I came face to face with my ex husband who was just leaving …

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  • 3come face to face with something — come face to face with (something) to see or experience a problem for the first time. It was only after I started working for the charity that I came face to face with poverty …

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  • 4come face to face with — (something) to see or experience a problem for the first time. It was only after I started working for the charity that I came face to face with poverty …

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  • 5come face to face — index meet Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6come face to face with — index confront (encounter) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 7face to face — adverb 1. ) in a situation where you are meeting and talking to another person directly: It would be better if we talked face to face. come face to face with someone: I came face to face with his mother. meet (someone) face to face: They met face …

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  • 8face — face1 W1S1 [feıs] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(front of your head)¦ 2¦(expression)¦ 3 keep a straight face 4 pale faced/round faced etc 5 grim faced/serious faced etc …

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  • 9face — 1 /feIs/ noun (C) 1 FRONT OF YOUR HEAD the front part of the head from the chin to the forehead: She has such a pretty face. | Bob s face was covered in cuts and bruises. | a sea of faces (=a lot of faces seen together): The Principal looked down …

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  • 10face to face — UK / US adverb 1) in a situation where you are meeting and talking to another person directly It would be better if we talked face to face. come face to face with someone: I came face to face with his mother. meet (someone) face to face: They met …

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