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face the music

VERB
accept the consequences
Synonyms
WEAK
be punished bite the bullet come to grips with face the facts face up to face up to it grin and bear it look square in the eye make one's bed and lie on it pay the piper swallow the pill take one's lumps take one's medicine take the consequences

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It seems Adele will face the music for alleged plagiarism as a judge in Brazil orders a worldwide ban on one of the pop star’s songs.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024

It's fun watching such bad guys face the music, but there is one thing all these cases are lacking, if one craves a satisfying tale of crime and punishment: Sympathetic victims.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2023

Or were the Wallabies that woeful, with former England boss Jones left to face the music as Australia lurch towards World Cup oblivion?

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2023

Here’s why his efforts to not face the music in Fulton County should ultimately fail.

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2023

I glance at the clock—three minutes until he closes it and I have to face the music.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

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