face the music

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

【中文解释】承担后果，面对现实，面对不愉快的局面

【短语来源】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.

其实这个短语的意思还是几经变化的。在19世纪中期，它是指面对考验毫无畏惧。而一个半世纪后，它的意思已演变为现今的意思。这个短语是从军队里流传开来的，一说是指训练骑兵部队的马匹倾听团部乐队的号角，使它们熟悉这种吵闹声，另外一说是开除士兵时敲鼓。这两种都是不太好的现实，所以就是承担不好的后果啦。

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

你的粗心大意导致了这个问题，所以你必须承担后果。