FACE THE MUSIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does face the music mean? 

• FACE THE MUSIC (verb)
  The verb FACE THE MUSIC has 1 sense:

1. accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions

  Familiarity information: FACE THE MUSIC used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FACE THE MUSIC (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

carry the can; face the music

Hypernyms (to "face the music" is one way to...):

accept; assume; bear; take over (take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

 Context examples 

Do you think I would leave her alone to face the music while I slunk away?

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It’s me and Johnson have to face the music.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)