face a challenge — deal with a difficult situation
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
to be in a situation where you have to deal with something difficult or demanding
Say it like a native
Textbook We are confronted with a formidable predicament.
Native We're facing a real challenge.
'Confronted with a formidable predicament' is heavy; 'face a challenge' is natural.
Pattern: face a/an challenge/problem/difficulty
In use
- Many students face a challenge when they move to a new country for university.daily life
- In my opinion, people face a challenge when they try to balance work and family life, especially in big cities.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ We are facing with many challenges.
✓ We are facing many challenges.
'Face a challenge' takes no 'with' ('be faced WITH' is the passive form).
Common collocations
face a challenge— a big, many, head-on, tough
Don't confuse it
'Overcome a challenge' means to succeed after facing it, while 'face a challenge' means to experience or deal with it.