face the music
Example Sentences
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At that meeting Merz may have to face the music from lawmakers angered by the way he conducted the reshuffle, including the botched sacking of transport minister Patrick Schnieder.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
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
And then I’ll have to face the music.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 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
