How to Pronounce "square up to"
expression
ˈskwɛɹ/ /ˈəp/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ
SKWAIR-UP-too, SKWAIR-UP-tuh, SKWAIR-UP-tih
skwˈeə/ /ˈʌp/ /tˈuː
skWAIR-UP-TOO
Definition
To confront or face something difficult or unpleasant directly and bravely, instead of avoiding it.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈskwɛɹ/ /ˈəp/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ
British English
skwˈeə/ /ˈʌp/ /tˈuː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SKWAIR-UP-too, SKWAIR-UP-tuh, SKWAIR-UP-tih
UK
skWAIR-UP-TOO
Listen in Context
It's important to square up to your mistakes and learn from them.
She needs to square up to her responsibilities at work.
We have to square up to the truth, even if it's hard.
It's time to square up to the reality that things have changed.