1. face up - Verb
2. face up - Adverb
deal with (something unpleasant) head on
Source: WordNetface-up
Republican patience with how unionism deals with the political institutions, and with key issues like equality and human rights, will be tested because, obviously, there will be a battle a day on these matters. So lets face up to all of this with our eyes wide open. Gerry Adams
I learned long ago that in order to heal my wounds, I must have the courage to face up with them. Paulo Coelho
She turned her face up to the strange stars and wondered in what direction her course lay. The sky looked blankly down upon her with its myriad meaningless eyes. C. L. Moore
What could be more convincing, moreover, than the gesture of laying one's cards face up on the table? Jacques Lacan
I am sorry to upset my colleagues by saying we wasted four years in opposition, but if you do get so badly defeated as a party you do have to face up to some painful facts and you do have to change. Kenneth Clark
It takes a lot of courage to face up to things you can't do because we feed ourselves so much denial. Zoe Saldana