face to face with someone

face to face with someone
face to face with (someone/something) with someone or something in front of you.

As I was going into the restaurant, I came face to face with my teacher, who was just leaving.

Suddenly, I was face to face with a panther.


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  • come 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • face to face with something — face to face with (someone/something) with someone or something in front of you. As I was going into the restaurant, I came face to face with my teacher, who was just leaving. Suddenly, I was face to face with a panther …   New idioms dictionary

  • face to face with — (someone/something) with someone or something in front of you. As I was going into the restaurant, I came face to face with my teacher, who was just leaving. Suddenly, I was face to face with a panther …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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 …   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

  • 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

  • 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 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 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 — I [[t]fe͟ɪs[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ faces (Please look at category 28 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your face is the front part of your head from your chin to the top of your… …   English dictionary

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