Food & eating
can't face something
feel unable or unwilling to deal with something
If you can't face something, you feel unable or unwilling to deal with it at that moment.
Hear it in real life
Do you want some lunch?
No, thanks. I can't face anything heavy.
I can't face eating anything when I'm nervous before a presentation.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I can't face up to eating anything.
Say: I can't face eating anything.
“Face up to” means confront a difficult fact or problem; use plain “face” for something you feel unable or unwilling to do.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
can't face something; couldn't face something
Your turn: say it out loud
I can't face eating anything when I'm nervous before a presentation.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
can't face something
feel unable or unwilling to deal with something
“I can't face eating anything when I'm nervous before a presentation.”
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