going to the mat (verb) come to grips with: deal with
Sinonime: acknowledge, admit, announce,
bare, bring out into the open, bring to light, come out with, confess,
disclose,
display, divulge,
exhibit, expose, leak, let cat out of the bag, make known, make public,
show, tell, unclothe,
uncover,
unearth,
unveil