come face to face with something

come 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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  • bring face to face with something — bring (someone) face to face with (something) come face to face with (something) to see or experience a problem for the first time. They were brought face to face with the fact that their son was a drug addict when he took an overdose …   New idioms dictionary

  • bring someone face to face with something — bring (someone) face to face with (something) come face to face with (something) to see or experience a problem for the first time. They were brought face to face with the fact that their son was a drug addict when he took an overdose …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • bring someone face to face with — bring (someone) face to face with (something) come face to face with (something) to see or experience a problem for the first time. They were brought face to face with the fact that their son was a drug addict when he took an overdose …   New idioms dictionary

  • bring face to face with — bring (someone) face to face with (something) come face to face with (something) to see or experience a problem for the first time. They were brought face to face with the fact that their son was a drug addict when he took an overdose …   New idioms dictionary

  • face 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 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • face — 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • face 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 …   English dictionary

  • Something — Single par The Beatles extrait de l’album Abbey Road Face A Something Face B Come Together Sortie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Face to Face (The-Kinks-Album) — Face To Face Studioalbum von The Kinks Veröffentlichung 28. Oktober 1966 Label Pye Records …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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