
Face the music

Face the music
Face the facts / Face the consequences / Face reality / Face it

Affrontare la situazione 
Affrontare la realtà / Affrontare le conseguenze
Face the facts / Face the consequences / Face reality / Face it

Affrontare la situazione 
Affrontare la realtà / Affrontare le conseguenze
Meanings
Fig.: to accept the truth. To accept and deal with the situation. To accept responsibility and the unpleasant consequences, for one's actions
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Origin
It 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