face the music

【英文解釋】face the consequence of one's actions, especially punishment

【中文解釋】承擔后果，面對現(xiàn)實，面對不愉快的局面

【短語來源】In the mid-19th century this meant to meet a test without flinching; the modern sense emerged over half a century later. The origin is almost certainly military, either from forcing a cavalry horse to face the regimental band to accustom it to the noise, or from formally expelling a disgraced soldier to the beat of drums.

其實這個短語的意思還是幾經(jīng)變化的。在19世紀中期，它是指面對考驗毫無畏懼。而一個半世紀后，它的意思已演變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)今的意思。這個短語是從軍隊里流傳開來的，一說是指訓練騎兵部隊的馬匹傾聽團部樂隊的號角，使它們熟悉這種吵鬧聲，另外一說是開除士兵時敲鼓。這兩種都是不太好的現(xiàn)實，所以就是承擔不好的后果啦。

【有例有句】Your carelessness caused this problem, so you must face the music.

你的粗心大意導致了這個問題，所以你必須承擔后果。