take your medicine

idiomPart ofmedicine

take your medicine — idiom

1. to accept and deal with an unpleasant situation or punishment that you deserve,

1.idiom
Definition

to accept and deal with an unpleasant situation or punishment that you deserve, without complaining

Example

Tamar broke her brother's tablet and knew she had to take her medicine when their mother came home.

The team played badly all season, and now they must take their medicine by missing the playoffs.