Afrontar las consecuencias

Question

Is there a more idiomatic expression for "to face the music" than "afrontar las consecuencias?" ¡Gracias!

Answer 1

Encara las consecuencias.

Encara la música.

Answer 2

One possibility to consider, although I am not sure it is exactly the same, but I think it is close:

A lo hecho, pecho

To quote from a site:

http://spanishskulduggery.tumblr.com/post/89435249192/idiomatic-expresion-a-lo-hecho-pecho

Literally, “concerning what’s done, chest”.

But that literal translation doesn’t make much sense.

Here, el pecho doesn’t mean a literal human chest, it means “take heart”, “be brave”, or “hold your head up high” or even more vividly, “brace yourself”.

The most commonly used translation is “what’s done is done"or "water under the bridge”. To me, that expression isn’t TOTALLY accurate… since a lo hecho, pecho means something more like “you did it, you can’t take it back, but you can move forward”.

In a way it’s more like: “Concerning what’s done, take heart”

To me, this expression feels more like it would translate as “time to face the music”, somewhere along the lines of accepting responsibility.

But it more commonly can mean “to make peace with what’s been done”.

Here is a thread with many takes on this, and a lot of it includes the sense you may be looking for:

http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/a-lo-hecho-pecho.1691286/

I found this one too, and I like it, but I think it's a little different--like "water under the bridge." - judeze, May 4, 2016

Answer 3

Tiene que dormir en la cama que ha hecho. ????? Just an idea.

Answer 4

For me, "afrontar las consecuencias" indicates an action concerning the past.

"To face the music" indicates present or possibly the future: Aguantarse (y ya).

I think this is pretty close although it seems a bit broader--as if it could refer to more than facing consequences. What do you think? - judeze, May 4, 2016