American Idioms and Expressions

Face The Music Idiom

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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 somethingThe 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 doneThe 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
enforcer
What does "enforcer" mean?
bodyguard; thug; tough guy
flying high
What does "flying high" mean?
to be very happy, to be joyful My neighbor has been flying high since she won a car.

offbeat
What does "offbeat" mean?
to be unconventional, to be different from the usualThe movie was very offbeat which is just the kind of movie that I like.
crap
What does "crap" mean?
defacate; move one's bowls
get the hang of (something)
What does "get the hang of (something)" mean?
to learn how to do somethingThe boy was asked to help with the sound system after he got the hang of it.
make (someone's) position clear
What does "make (someone's) position clear" mean?
clarify where someone stands on an issueThe politician made his position clear on the issue of taxes.
fork over (something)
What does "fork over (something)" mean?
to hand over something, to give somethingThe robber told me to fork over my money or he was going to shoot me.
make an offer
What does "make an offer" mean?
to make a financial proposal for a product or serviceWe want to buy the house and we plan to make an offer on Saturday.
have a frog in one's throat
What does "have a frog in one's throat" mean?
to have soreness in your throat that prevents you from talking well I had a frog in my throat this morning before I left my house.

head honcho
What does "head honcho" mean?
person in charge; top boss."John's the head honcho of the Coffee Shoppe on theWeb."
in one breath
What does "in one breath" mean?
spoken rapidly without stopping to breathe I told my friend in one breath what happened at the party.

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