Accept cup of tea happily (4,2,2)
I believe the answer is:
face up to
'accept' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'cup of tea happily' is the wordplay.
'cup of tea' anagrams to 'FACE UP TO'.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for face up to that I've seen before include "Accept difficulty bravely - eyes front?" , "Recognise" , "Confront" .)