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Definition of Face the music
1. Verb. Accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.
Definition of Face the music
1. Verb. (idiomatic) to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Face The Music
Literary usage of Face the music
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"face the music. To do one's best in adverse circumstances; to meet difficulties
bravely. ... To face the music ? No, sir, he asked to be excused from voting ..."
2. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"Face the Music, a proverbial phrase probably derived from the stage, where it is
used by actors in the greenroom when preparing to go on the boards to ..."
3. Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in by Edward Latham (1906)
"The expression ' Wake up, hoss, and face the music' is said to be generally used
in the United States as an exhortation to men as well as to horses. ..."
4. Secret Memoirs: The Court of Royal Saxony, 1891-1902. The Story of Louise by Henry William Fischer (1912)
"... WHO BEHAVES LIKE A DRUNKEN BRICKLAYER I face the music, but my husband runs
away—Prince George can't look me in the eye—He roars and bellows—Advocates ..."
5. The Mosquitoes of North and Central America and the West Indies by Leland Ossian Howard, Harrison Gray Dyar, Frederick Knab (1912)
"If you strike this fork within 20 ft. of a male mosquito he will at once turn
about, face the music, and erect the two little feathers on his head, ..."
6. Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded by John Russell Bartlett (1877)
"... would seem to fall with crushing weight upon some of our most substantial
citizens, a strong determination to face the music is everywhere manifested. ..."