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faced the music

faced the music is the simple past and past participle of face the music.

Meaning of face the music

Verb

face the music (third-person singular simple present faces the music, present participle facing the music, simple past and past participle faced the music)

  1. (idiomatic) To accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.
    • As for that husband of yours, I don't think much of him, and I tell you so candidly. Running away and leaving you to face the music.1926, Agatha Christie, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

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What is faced the music the simple past and past participle of?
Faced the music is the simple past and past participle of face the music.

Words near faced the music in the dictionary

  1. faced down
  2. faced facts
  3. faced off
  4. faced out
  5. faced the facts
  6. faced the music
  7. faced up
  8. faced up to
  9. facedly
  10. facedown
  11. facedowns

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