face the truth — accept reality
collocationB2IELTS 5.5+neutralcommon
to accept or deal with a difficult or unpleasant fact, even if you don't want to.
Say it like a native
Textbook She must come to terms with the unpleasant facts of the matter.
Native She has to face the truth.
'Face the truth' is the plain phrase; the formal version is therapy-report language.
Pattern: face the truth (about something)
In use
- Sometimes it's hard to face the truth about your own mistakes.daily life
- In my opinion, people should face the truth about climate change, even if it's uncomfortable, because only then can we make real progress.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ It's hard to face with the truth.
✓ It's hard to face the truth.
'Face' takes 'the truth' directly — no 'with'.
Common collocations
face the truth— face the truth, about, sooner or later, honestly
Don't confuse it
Different from 'ignore the truth,' which means to avoid accepting reality.