Idiom
confront one's demons
Meaning
To work through past experiences that have left emotional scars.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He finally decided to confront his demons.”
“After years of avoiding his past, he started therapy to confront his demons.”
“The protagonist returned to his childhood home, knowing he must confront his demons to find true peace.”
Examples
simple
“He finally decided to confront his demons.”
contextual
“After years of avoiding his past, he started therapy to confront his demons.”
complex
“The protagonist returned to his childhood home, knowing he must confront his demons to find true peace.”
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