to appear strong and confident when someone is threatening or criticizing you
Campbell picked up a piece of PA copy which had been face down in front of him.
He lay face down in the pillows where he had collapsed, fully clothed.
He let his eyes trail slowly from Rae's face down to her black boots.
There was a boy lying face down on a bench like the abandoned child he probably was.
They showed they could face down the opposition.
faces down
facing down
faced down
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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