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What does "face to face with something" mean?

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Rebecca

To be "face to face" (or face-to-face) with something means to be facing something (in person), or to be confronting something or someone. The speaker has used this expression to mean that Moana is directly looking at (facing) greatness (a legend), which is himself. Ex: Jenny was having issues at school, so her teacher called her parents for a face to face meeting. Ex: At the zoo, Tyler came face to face with his greatest fear: a snake.

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