verb 1 ×: The house faces to a very busy road. √: The house faces a very busy road. ×: It faces to the Gulf of Mexico. √: It faces the Gulf of Mexico. • • • facesb/sth (WITHOUT to ): 'The apartments facing the sea are more expensive.' 'They stood facing each other, but neither of them spoke.' 2 ×: We now face with a totally different situation. √: We now face a totally different situation. √: We are now faced with a totally different situation. • • • face a fact, problem or situation (WITHOUT with/up ): 'You'll have to face the problem sooner or later.' 'As a result of the drought, the people will face food shortages.' 'If found guilty, he faces life imprisonment.' be faced with/by : 'As a police officer, I'm often faced with the task of breaking bad news to relatives.'
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noun 1 ×: I didn't like the silly smile in his face. √: I didn't like the silly smile on his face. ×: She always wears a lot of make-up in her face. √: She always wears a lot of make-up on her face. • • • Someone has something on their face (NOT in ): 'You look like a ghost with all that powder on your face.' 'I could see from the look on her face that she wasn't interested.' 2 ×: These problems are just two faces of the same coin. √: These problems are just two sides of the same coin. • • • two sidesof the same coin (= two ways of looking at the same situation): 'Unemployment and social unrest are basically two sides of the same coin.'