take one’s medicine

(idiom) accept your punishment

Example Sentences:

Mom: Go to your room. You have to stay there for the rest of the night!
Son: Why?
Mom: You didn’t do your homework, so now you have to take your medicine.
Son: That’s so unfair!

After the president of our company was found guilty of stealing money, he was forced to take his medicine and spend 5 years in jail.

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Similar idioms:

1. give someone a taste of one’s own medicine
2. the pot calling the kettle black
3. lay something to rest
4. laughter is the best medicine
5. guilty pleasure
6. make ends meet
7. lay someone to rest
8. made of money
9. on second thought
10. the elephant in the room
11. the straw that broke the camel’s back
12. spick and span
13. money doesn’t grow on trees
14. plan B
15. back-up plan