confront one's demons

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Towork throughpastexperiencesthat have leftemotionalscars.2017January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, inthe Guardian‎[1]:But a personal and almost menopausal crisis brings him back to an Edinburgh he hardly recognises. As if in a Sergio Leone film, Renton has an obscure need to return, toconfront the demonsof his past, in particular the three guys he ripped off after a drug deal at the end of the last story.

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