take one's lumps

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 medicine take the consequences

acknowledge agree bear with bite the bullet capitulate don't make waves don't rock the boat face the music go along with grin and bear it hang tough live with play the game put up with sit still for stand for stick it out stomach submit to suffer swallow take take one's medicine tolerate