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Face Music Means Responsibility Wrong Prepare Criticism Punishment

Metaphor Face the music
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Meaning

To face the music means to take responsibility for doing something wrong, and to prepare yourself for criticism or punishment.

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“He knew he shouldn’t have used his brother’s bike without asking, and it was his fault that he’d got a nasty scratch on it. There was no way he could hide the scratch, so he decided that he would just have to face the music.”

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