face it
Example Sentences
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“Let’s face it, $100 a year is just ludicrous,” says New Hampshire House Speaker Sherman Packard, a Republican who presides over the 400-member body, the fourth-largest in the English-speaking world.
“We have to do no such thing, Nell. We hardly know each other. Am I supposed to alter my entire life in order to accommodate you? I think not. I apologize if the truth hurts, but let’s face it: family is something you make; it is the people you choose to be with. Not the ones you’re stuck with.”
From Literature
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"But from my perspective, I'd happily explore it because we regularly face it ourselves."
From BBC
The cash wouldn’t be available; let’s face it, neither would the aims.
"You face it and learn to move on," she says, "but not without carrying a heavy burden of trauma."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.