Face: Time to Face the Music

face the music. It means to accept the results of what you have done.

face up to. It means to accept something that is difficult or painful. For example, a man must face up to the fact that he lied about a business deal and will lose his job.  Or, a child must learn to face up to her responsibilities and complete her schoolwork.

face-to-face can be exciting, especially if the other person is famous. It is an expression one might use after visiting the White House and meeting the president face-to-face. Or a teacher might ask for a face-to-face meeting with the parents of a student in trouble. It means to talk to someone in person, not by telephone.

as plain as the nose on your face. It means that something is as clear as it can possibly be.

Two Gentlemen of Verona.  Valentine secretly loves Lady Sylvia. His servant jokes that Valentine's love for her is as hard to see as the nose on a man's face.  Of course, a man's nose cannot be hidden.

Newsday magazine.  It was about a dispute between the United States and Europe over agriculture. The United States had criticized Europeans for protecting their soybean farmers. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in return criticized the United States for its huge budget deficits. The report said the OECD seemed to be saying, "For God's sake, it is plain as the nose on your face that you must raise taxes."