| Main Entry: | face the music |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accept the consequences |
Synonyms: |
be punished, bite the bullet, bite the bullet, come to grips with, face the facts, face up to, face up to it, grin and bear it, grin and bear it, look square in the eye, make one's bed and lie on it, pay the piper, pay the piper, swallow the pill, swallow the pill, take one's lumps, take one's lumps, take one's medicine, take one's medicine, take the consequences |
| Main Entry: | tackle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make an effort |
Synonyms: |
accept, apply oneself, attack, attempt, bang away at, begin, come to grips with, deal with, devote oneself to, embark upon, engage in, essay, give a try, give a whirl, go for it, launch, make a run at, pitch into, set about, square off, start the ball rolling, take a shot at, take in hand, take on, take up, try, try on for size, turn one's hand to, turn to, undertake, work on |
Antonyms: |
avoid, dodge, forget, idle, neglect |
| Main Entry: | come to grips with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deal with |
Synonyms: |
bear, bite the bullet, brace, brave, confront, contend, cope with, endure, face, go to the mat, grapple with, make a stand, stomach, suffer, sustain, take, withstand |
| Main Entry: | run the gauntlet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go through an ordeal |
Synonyms: |
be a target, be a whipping boy, come to grips with, court disaster, face criticism, face one's punishment, go in harm's way, go through fire and water, march up to the cannon's mouth, meet head-on, take one's life in one's hands, take potshots, take the bull by the horns |