face someone with something

face someone with something
face someone with something
to present evidence of something to someone. •

When I faced him with the evidence, he confessed immediately.

The police faced Max with the witness's story.

The CEO was faced with the problem of bringing the bankrupt firm back to profitability.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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