face the music

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌfeɪs ðə ˈmjuːzɪk/
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• General-American: /ˌfeɪs ðə ˈmjuzɪk/
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• rhymes with -uːzɪk
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Origin uncertain; possible sources which have been suggested include the following: * A performer on a stage facing the music from the orchestra pit when confronting a possibly hostile audience. * The historical act of a soldier who was dishonourably discharged from military service being paraded in front of other soldiers to the sound of a drum or music. * A soldier facing the noise of battle (music being military slang for the sound of gunfire or other ordnance).

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 自食其果 (zìshíqíguǒ) — to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions
• Cornish: eneby an sewyansow — to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions
• Finnish: kestää seuraukset — to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions
• Finnish: vastata seurauksista — to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions
• German: den Kopf hinhalten — to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions
• German: die Suppe auslöffeln — to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions
• Icelandic: súpa seyðið — to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions
• Italian: far fronte alla tempesta — to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions
• Polish: ponosić konsekwencje — to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions
• Polish: ponieść konsekwencje — to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions
• Portuguese: arcar com as consequências — to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions
• Russian: расхлёбывать ка́шу (rasxljóbyvatʹ kášu) — to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions
• Spanish: afrontar las consecuencias — to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions
• Spanish: aguantar el chaparrón — to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions
• Spanish: atenerse a las consecuencias — to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions
• Swedish: stå sitt kast — to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions
• Welsh: wynebu'r canlyniadau — to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions