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
LĖJa	-	Lithuanian
Jenaro	he-NAH-ro	Spanish
Booz	-	Biblical Latin
Rowan	['rauən]
Panni	PAWN-nee	Hungarian
Elixabete	-	Basque