face head-on
To confront or otherwise handle something directly. A noun or pronoun can be used between "face" and "head-on." I'm nervous about having to make a presentation to the entire board, but it is a challenge I will face head-on. Instead of facing it head-on, he decided to delay the project until someone else can manage it.
face something head-on
Fig. to confront a problem directly and openly. Let's face this problem head-on and try to solve it quickly and painlessly.