Face The Music Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Face the music What does Face the music mean?	To accept the truth.	It's time to face the music on your donut addiction. Comes from the British military. When someone was court marshaled, there would be a military drum squad playing, hence face the music. The term "drummed out of the military" came from this practice....
face the music What does face the music mean?	to accept the consequences of something	The boy must face the music for his actions very soon.
face the music What does face the music mean?	receive punishment or judgement for something wrong or illegal that you have done	The young man was forced to face the music for the crimes that he had committed.
face the music What does face the music mean?	to receive punishment or judgement for something wrong or illegal that you have done	The young man was forced to face the music for the crimes that he had committed.
face the music What does face the music mean?	to accept the consequences of something	The boy must face the music for his actions very soon.
	Some Random Idioms
straight from the shoulder What does "straight from the shoulder" mean?	an open and honest way of speaking	The manager was speaking straight from the shoulder when he told the workers about the factory closing.
spam What does "spam" mean?	undesired email messages (usually in large quantity) for products or services the user has no interest in
make a laughingstock of (someone) What does "make a laughingstock of (someone)" mean?	do something that makes people laugh at someone	I made a laughingstock of myself when I dropped the plate of crackers at the party.
cough it up What does "cough it up" mean?	give something (usually money and usually unwillingly)
sparg What does "sparg" mean?	asparagus
HQ What does "HQ" mean?	Headquarters	HeadquartersThe HQ of the company is located in a small town in Korea.

conspicuous by one's absence What does "conspicuous by one's absence" mean?	to have one's absence noticed	The teacher was conspicuous by her absence and everyone asked where she was.
get up on the wrong side of the bed What does "get up on the wrong side of the bed" mean?	to be in a bad mood	My friend got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning and will not talk to anyone.
straw that breaks the camel`s back What does "straw that breaks the camel`s back" mean?	a small problem which follows other troubles that makes you lose patience and be unable to continue as before	When the receptionist lost the key to the office for the third time it was the straw that broke the camel`s back and we decided to fire her.
get in (someone's) hair What does "get in (someone's) hair" mean?	to bother or irritate someone	The woman complained that her young child was always getting in her hair.

American Idioms and Expressions

Face The Music Idiom