to face the music

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	to admit error and accept reprimand or punishment as a consequence for having failed or having done something wrong; to willingly experience an unpleasant situation out of a sense of duty or obligation; as, as soon as he broke the window with the football, Billy knew he would have to face the music. - Shak.
	to meet any disagreeable necessity, such as a reprimand for an error or misdeed, without flinching.

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If I don't," whispered Raffles, as he wormed through the window feet foremost, "I'm afraid you'll have to face the music where you are, and I shall have the best of it down in Acheron

A Thief in the Night by Hornung, E. W. View in context

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

The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

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