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Phrase(s): take one’s medicine
Fig. to accept the consequences or the bad fortune that one deserves. (Alludes to having to take unpleasant-tasting medicine.) • I know I did wrong, and I know I have to take my medicine. • Billy knew he was going to get spanked, and he didn’t want to take his medicine.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs