faced the facts
Confronted the truth
To face the facts is to accept an unpleasant reality rather than avoiding or denying it.
The phrase implies confronting something you'd rather not acknowledge: She finally faced the facts about her failing marriage.
Often appears as an imperative: Face the facts—he's not coming back.
- truthAccordance with reality
- hard truthUnpleasant accurate statement
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- realizationGrasping what's true
- eye openerSurprising new awareness
acknowledgment · acceptance · bitter pill · confrontation · introspection · self reflection · grit · reckoning · commitment · denial · clarity · accountability · stare · responsibility · honesty · resolution · choice · moment of truth
faced the factsburied one's head in the sand
Deliberately avoided facing problems
turned a blind eye · looked the other way · wishful thinking · rationalized · wore rose-colored glasses
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