to face the music |
- Receive punishment
- Accept unpleasant consequences of your actions
- Be confronted with disagreeable results
- Accept criticism for something that you have done
- Source: theidioms.com
EXAMPLES:
- The teacher caught him cheating. He'll have to face the music now.
- When you do wrong, you have to face the music.
- The company's accountant is going to face the music now for his fraudulent activities.