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"etymology_text": "Origin unclear. First appeared in the 19th century. It may be from either the theater or the military. Either facing literal music: as the performers on the stage are facing the music from the orchestra pit when confronting a possibly hostile audience; or a soldier is facing the military band at a dressing-down ceremony; or the music is by grim humor a euphemism for the noise of battle.",
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"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "vastata seurauksista"
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"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
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"word": "prendre le taureau par les cornes"
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"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "die Suppe auslöffeln"
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"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
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"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "súpa seyðið"
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"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
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"word": "расхлёбывать ка́шу"
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"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "aguantar el chaparrón"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "atenerse a las consecuencias"
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"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
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"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "vastata seurauksista"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "kestää seuraukset"
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"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "faire face"
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"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "faire front"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "braver l’orage"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "braver la tempête"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "affronter la tempête"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "tenir tête"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "prendre le taureau par les cornes"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "die Suppe auslöffeln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "den Kopf hinhalten"
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "súpa seyðið"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "far fronte alla tempesta"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"note": "lit \"you brewed the beer, now you have to drink it\"",
"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "nawarzyłeś piwa, to musisz je teraz wypić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "arcar com as consequências"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rasxljóbyvatʹ kášu",
"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "расхлёбывать ка́шу"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "aguantar el chaparrón"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "atenerse a las consecuencias"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "afrontar las consecuencias"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "apechugar"
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"sense": "to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions",
"word": "stå sitt kast"
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"word": "face the music"
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