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:
- get out of one’s face
- have egg on one’s face
- plan B
- back-up plan
- blue in the face
- lose face
- the straw that broke the camel’s back
