look fear in the face
But I had looked my fear in the face.
I know that we could look death in the eye, or look someone in the eye, but can we say look fear in the face? What does that mean? How can we look something in the face?

My guess:
To look directly at fear

Question

look fear in the face
But I had looked my fear in the face.
I know that we could look death in the eye, or look someone in the eye, but can we say look fear in the face? What does that mean? How can we look something in the face?

My guess: 
To look directly at fear

Answer

Your guess is correct. It means to look at the thing you fear directly and without compromise. By "look at" I mean "to confront" the fear.