face to face
adverb
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adv
- In person; directly; in the physical presence of somebody.
“He sounds intimidating over the phone, but if you meet him face to face you will find he is a friendly enough fellow.”
“Turning in at the gate of Thornden Lodge, on her mission 'to inquire', Elsie Bellmark came face to face with a departing stranger […]”
- Closely encountering (a thing or situation).
“Finally, there I was, face to face with death.”