face the music
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- 1To accept the bad results of something you did, instead of hiding from them.
Like cleaning up a mess you made instead of running away from it.
If you break the team rules, you will have to face the music later.
After lying to his parents, he knew it was time to face the music.
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Origin
No one is sure where this phrase comes from. It may come from a performer on stage facing the music and the audience, or from a soldier being punished or facing the sounds of battle.