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
Prokopiy	prah-KO-pee	Russian
Agnelli	[əg'neli:]
Seleucus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Arlene	ahr-LEEN	English
Alexandra	al-əg-ZAN-drə (English), ah-lek-SAHN-drah (German, Romanian, Spanish, Italian), ah-lək-SAHN-drah (Dutch), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Portuguese), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Brazilian Portuguese)	English, German, Dutch, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian,
Aemilianus	-	Ancient Roman