Definition of Face the music

1. Verb. Accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.

Exact synonyms: Carry-the Can
Generic synonyms: Accept, Assume, Bear, Take Over

Definition of Face the music

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Face The Music

face masks
face men
face off
face offs
face pack
face painting
face peel
face powder
face powders
face recognition
face saver
face saving
face soap
face that would stop a clock
face the facts
face the music (current term)
face time
face to face
face towel
face up
face up to
face validity
face value
face values
face veil
faceable
faceache
facebooker
facebookers
facebuster

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. ..."

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