Face the music
Face the music verb - Accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.
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Synonyms for Face the music
Take and face the music are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take" instead a verb phrase "Face the music".
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
Face the music and take are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Face the music" instead a verb "Take".
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Take That: Face the Music's first track was a Take That of sorts to the lip-syncing accusations and other criticisms the group had been facing during that time.
Source: Music / New Kids on the Block
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Take and Face the music. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/face_the_music/take
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