to talk to someone in a direct and confident way that shows you are honest or not ashamed

I wanted to look people in the eye and tell them I made a mistake. 我想坦诚地和人们说，我犯了一个错误。

I can't believe you can look me in the face and lie to me like that. 我真想不到你会一脸坦诚地对我说谎。