face the music

(idiom) to accept the unpleasant results of one’s actions

Example Sentences:

After drinking alcohol all night, the next morning I had to face the music. I had a bad hangover.

Mom: I got your school marks today. They are terrible!
Son: I know!
Mom: You got 50% in Math! 40% in Science!
Son: Yeah?
Mom: You are not allowed to play PlayStation until your marks improve.
Son: That’s not fair!
Mom: You have no choice! Face the music!

From the Blogs:

Tory MPs face the music and pay back another £125k

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Similar idioms:

1. get out of one’s face
2. have egg on one’s face
3. blue in the face
4. lose face
5. plan B
6. back-up plan
7. save face
8. fly in the face of
9. the straw that broke the camel’s back
10. about face
11. on second thought
12. cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face