Face the Music

What it means

Turn up and take the consequences instead of avoiding them for a while longer.

Where it comes from

Two stories compete, the actor stepping out to face the orchestra pit and the soldier drummed out of his regiment. It is American and dates from the 1800s, and neither has been proved.

The puzzle it came from

Face the Music was the answer to the Phrasicle of June 14, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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