face to face
adverb/ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/
/ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/
- in a way that involves people who are close together and looking at each other
- He opened the door and came face to face with a burglar.
- I deal with customers on the phone and rarely meet them face to face.
- (figurative) She was brought face to face with the horrors of war.
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