Face the music

Definition

To accept responsibility for something you have done wrong and deal with the unpleasant consequences that follow.

Etymology

The phrase emerged in American English around the 1850s and has maintained its meaning of confronting unpleasant consequences with courage. Whether from military or theatrical origins, it emphasizes the idea of standing up straight and facing whatever comes next.

Kelly Says

What's compelling about this phrase is how it transforms a potentially cowardly moment - running from consequences - into an act of courage and dignity. The musical metaphor suggests there's almost a rhythmic, inevitable quality to facing up to what you've done.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሙዚቃ እንደሚያወጣ
mu-zi-ka en-de-mi-ya-aw-ta
ARالعربية
الواجه الموسيقى
al-wa-je al-mu-see-ka
BNবাংলা
সঙ্গীতের মুখোমুখি
song-ge-te-r mu-kho-mu-khi
CACatalà
enfrontar-se a la música
en-fron-tar-se a la mu-si-ka
CSČeština
postavit se před hudbu
pos-ta-vit se pre-d hu-d-bu
DADansk
stå ansigt til musikken
sta an-sigt til mu-sik-ken
DEDeutsch
der Musik trotzen
der mu-zik trot-zen
ELΕλληνικά
να αντιμετωπίσει τη μουσική
na an-ti-me-to-pise ti mu-si-ki
ESEspañol
enfrentarse a la música
en-frehn-tair-seh ah la mu-see-kah
FAفارسی
با موسیقی روبرو شدن
ba mu-si-qi ro-bro-o sho-den
FISuomi
kohdata musiikkia
koh-da-ta mu-si-k-kia
FRFrançais
faire face à la musique
fair fa-s a la mu-zee-k
GUGU
સંગીતનો સામનો કરવો
sa-ngi-tan-no sa-ma-no kar-vo
HAHA
yi wa dawa
yi wa da-wa
HEעברית
להתמודד עם המוזיקה
li-hit-mod-de im ha-mu-zi-ka
HIहिन्दी
संगीत का सामना करना
sa-ngi-t ka sa-ma-na kar-na
HUMagyar
a zenével szembenézni
a ze-ne-vel szem-be-ne-zni
IDBahasa Indonesia
hadapi musik
ha-da-pi mu-sik
IGIG
kwuo ụzọ
kwuo uz-o
ITItaliano
affrontare la musica
af-fro-n-ta-reh la mu-zee-kah
JA日本語
音楽に立ち向かう
ongaku ni tachimu-kau
KKKK
мұзықпен талас
mu-zy-kpen ta-las
KMKM
មកជួយទៅ
mok choy-tou
KO한국어
음악에 맞서다
eum-ak-e mat-seo-da
MRMR
संगीताचा सामना करा
san-gi-ta-cha sa-ma-na ka-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
hadapi muzik
ha-da-pi mu-zik
MYမြန်မာ
သင်္ကာလ တွင် တွေ့ဆုံ
shing-ka-la tun twe-s-on
NLNederlands
de muziek confronteren
de mu-zik kon-fron-te-ren
NONorsk
stå ansikt til musikken
sta an-sikt til mu-sik-ken
PAPA
ਸੰਗੀਤ ਨਾਲ ਸਾਹਮਣਾ ਕਰੋ
san-gi-t naal sa-a-m-a-na kar-o
PLPolski
stać twarzą do muzyki
stac twar-z-a do mu-zy-ki
PTPortuguês
enfrentar a música
en-frehn-tahr ah mu-see-kah
RORomână
confrunta muzica
kon-fru-n-ta mu-zi-ka
RUРусский
столкнуться с музыкой
stol-kun-tse-s' s mu-zy-koi
SVSvenska
stå inför musiken
sta in-för mu-si-ken
SWKiswahili
kukabiliana na muziki
ku-ka-bi-li-a-na na mu-zi-ki
TAதமிழ்
இசைக்கு எதிர்கொள்ளுங்கள்
i-sai-kku e-thi-rik-kol-lu-ng
TEతెలుగు
సంగీతం ఎదుర్కొను
san-gee-tham e-dur-ko-nu
THไทย
เผชิญหน้ากับดนตรี
phe-chan na-ka-dpt-ree
TLTL
harap ang musika
ha-rap ang mu-si-ka
TRTürkçe
müzikle yüzleşmek
mu-zik-le yu-u-le-shek
UKУкраїнська
зіткнутися з музикою
zit-ku-ty-s' z mu-zy-koiu
URاردو
موسیقی کا سامنا کرنا
mu-si-qi ka sa-ma-na kar-na
VITiếng Việt
Đối mặt với âm nhạc
doi mat voi am nhac
YOYO
gbàgbàwọ́ fún ìwọ
gbàgbàwọ́ fún ee-wo
ZH中文
面对音乐
mian-dui yu-yin
ZUZU
uyiswa ngoma
u-yi-swa ng-o-ma

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