face the music

English

Verb

face the music

1. (idiomatic) to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions

Translations

to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions

• French: faire façe à la musique (fr)
• German: die Suppe auslöffeln (de)
• Icelandic: súpa seyðið (is)
• Italian: far fronte alla tempesta (it)

• Russian: расхлёбывать кашу (ru) (rasxljóbyvatʹ kášu) 
• Spanish: a mal tiempo buena cara (es)
• Swedish: stå sitt kast (sv)

See also

• face up to
• pay the piper