- take one's medicine
- {v. phr.} To accept punishment without complaining. * /The boy said he was sorry he broke the window and was ready to take his medicine./ Compare: FACE THE MUSIC(2).
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
take one's medicine
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take one's medicine — phrasal : to submit to punishment : accept unpleasant consequences of one s acts * * * take one s medicine To accept with stoicism an unpleasant but deserved punishment • • • Main Entry: ↑medicine * * * submit to something disagreeable such as… … Useful english dictionary
take one's medicine — idi take one s medicine, to submit bravely or resignedly to punishment, esp. when deserved … From formal English to slang
take one's medicine — {v. phr.} To accept punishment without complaining. * /The boy said he was sorry he broke the window and was ready to take his medicine./ Compare: FACE THE MUSIC(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
take\ one's\ medicine — v. phr. To accept punishment without complaining. The boy said he was sorry he broke the window and was ready to take his medicine. Compare: face the music(2) … Словарь американских идиом
take one's medicine — submit to punishment as being deserved. → medicine … English new terms dictionary
take one's medicine — receive the treatment that one deserves, receive a punishment … English contemporary dictionary
take one's hooks — Depart, take one s medicine Accept punishment … A concise dictionary of English slang
take one's own medicine — accept punishment without complaining He likes to criticize everyone but can never take his own medicine when others criticize him … Idioms and examples
medicine — (n.) c.1200, medical treatment, cure, remedy, also used figuratively, of spiritual remedies, from O.Fr. medecine (Mod.Fr. médicine) medicine, art of healing, cure, treatment, potion, from L. medicina the healing art, medicine; a remedy, also used … Etymology dictionary
take it — [v] accept, endure acknowledge, agree, bear with, bite the bullet, capitulate, don’t make waves*, don’t rock the boat*, face the music*, go along with, grin and bear it*, hang tough, live with, play the game*, put up with, sit still for*, stand… … New thesaurus
