- take the consequences
- to accept the (negative) results of some (risky or foolish) action
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take the consequences — To accept the (often unpleasant) results of one s actions • • • Main Entry: ↑consequence * * * accept responsibility for the negative results of one s action … Useful english dictionary
take the consequences — accept the results of certain actions … English contemporary dictionary
take the heat — verb To take the blame; to be the focus of anger or scrutiny; to take the consequences. If this decision turns out to be a bad one, Ill take the heat for it … Wiktionary
take (or bear) the consequences — accept responsibility for negative results or effects. → consequence … English new terms dictionary
suffer the consequences — to experience the effects of something you have said or done. The witness decided to tell the truth and suffer the consequences. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form take the consequences: Sometimes we have to take the consequences for our… … New idioms dictionary
take the rap — (informal) BE PUNISHED, take the blame, suffer (the consequences), pay (the price). → rap * * * take the rap (slang) To take the blame or punishment, esp in place of another • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
take the rap — informal why should I take the rap for what Clarence did? Syn: be punished, take the blame, suffer, suffer the consequences, pay, pay the price … Thesaurus of popular words
bear the consequences — accept the results, take the effects … English contemporary dictionary
consequences — n. results 1) to have consequences for 2) to accept, bear, face, suffer, take the consequences 3) far reaching, fateful; grave, serious; inevitable; unforeseeable; unforeseen consequences * * * bear face fateful grave i … Combinatory dictionary
The Theory of Moral Sentiments — was written by Adam Smith in 1759. It provided the ethical, philosophical, psychological and methodological underpinnings to Smith s later works, including The Wealth of Nations (1776), A Treatise on Public Opulence (1764) (first published in… … Wikipedia
