Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2023

The former president, Johnson believes, needs to face the music if he’s found guilty.

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2023

"We all wanted this so much. Now face the music."

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2022

It’s time to face the music as the winner is revealed on the season finale of “The Masked Singer.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2021

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