[face-to-face] {adv. phr.} 1. With your face looking toward the face of another person; each facing the other. * /Turning a corner, he found himself face-to-face with a policeman./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

son of a gun

[son of a gun] {n. phr.}, {slang} 1. A bad person; a person not liked. * /I don't like Charley; keep that son of a gun out of here./ Syn.: […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

face up to

[face up to] {v. phr.} 1. To bravely confront a person or a challenge; admit. * /Jack doesn't want to face up to the fact that Helen doesn't love him […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

face-to-face

[face-to-face] {adj.} Being in the presence of a person; being right with someone. * /The British prime minister came to Washington for a face-to-face meeting with the President./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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talk back

[talk back] also [answer back] {v.} {informal} To answer rudely; reply in a disrespectful way; be fresh. * /When the teacher […]