Face it.

Hey, Mike, just face it - you were wrong to yell at her and you should apologize at once. Face it. I think my friend needs to face up to the possibility that he might be fired from his job. Face up to the possibility. What does it mean?

To “face it”, or “face up” to something, means to confront or accept an unpleasant or diffiuclt situation. Another variation of this idiom is “face the music”. My son needs to face the music - he’s being charged with robbery and he faces a long jail sentence.

Review questions:
1. What’s a way to tell someone that they are overdoing it?
Answer: Enough is enough.
2. Your business is in debt. What color is it in?
Answer: It’s in the red.