face it

phrase

—used to say that something is true and cannot be denied
Face it, a lot of people don't even bother to vote.

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The point is, the term is meant to be pejorative, used to describe — and let’s face it, judge — the most exaggerated form of plastic surgery, politics aside. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 And, let’s face it, older generations aren’t necessarily keeping up with the preferred learning styles of Gen Z and Gen Alpha. — Katie Hurley, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 Carving out hours of her own time to read what, let’s face it, was definitely not the Next Great American Novel. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 In what ways the life of a creative artist, and the deaths that inevitably scar it, can leak into the ensuing work—through the cracks of a poem, or a movie, or a song—is, let’s face it, a conundrum that has been worried into exhaustion. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for face it

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“Face it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face%20it. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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