Definition of face the music
face the music
verb
- to accept responsibility for one's actions and face punishment.
I'm just going to have to face the music and go to court for the DUI charge.
Citation from "Failure is Not a Factory-Installed Option", American Dad! (TV), Season 2 Episode 3 (2006) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Mar 02 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'face': | |
| Definitions include: an ugly face. | |
| Definitions include: a person who behaves in an offensive, pompous manner; "ass". | |
| Definitions include: a lie that is so obvious that it is detected immediately. | |
| Definitions include: a general insult. | |
| Definitions include: a bitch. | |
| Definitions include: a woman with an attractive body, but an ugly face. | |
| Definitions include: A person who butt ugly, stupid, or just looks like a, "butt fuck face". | |
| Definitions include: Someone who has large, deep, pit-like scars on their face, typically caused by severe acne. | |
| Definitions include: an unkind person; "jerk"; "ass". | |
| Definitions include: extremely ugly, hideous. Ugly as a dog. | |
| Definitions include: form of address for an attractive person or one's significant other. | |
| Definitions include: ugly. | |
| Definitions include: the face made by puckering one's lips as if to kiss someone. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "face to face". | |
| Definitions include: Used alone, is another way of getting one's attention. | |
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Other terms relating to 'music': | |
| Definitions include: idle talk, chatter. | |
| Definitions include: background music. | |
| Definitions include: to pass gas. | |
Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: Walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: A good estimate, term of agreement | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: Inclusive | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
| Definitions include: extremely popular. | |
| Definitions include: taking a passive role. | |
| Definitions include: the bathroom. | |
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