Even though Tom was afraid of heights, he was determined to face up to it, so he slowly pulled himself up the ladder. What is the meaning of 'face up to something'? ..... (*) deal with a problem or fear (*) run away from a problem or fear (*) create a problem or fear (*) hide the truth
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