take medicine

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jayadev	-	Indian, Kannada
Mizuki	mee-zoo-kee	Japanese
Theophania	-	Ancient Greek
Deshawn	-	African American
Roseanne	[rəu'zæn]
ŽOfie	-	Czech