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
“Nobody was willing to face the music and request the rate hikes to do that necessary work,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
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
Emma shook her head, but all we could do was go in and face the music.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
