Face the music

Posted by ESC on December 19, 2010 at 13:48

In Reply to: Face the music posted by Dee on December 18, 2010 at 20:08:

: "Face the music" - does anyone think that this comes from the stance of a conductor of an orchestra? He/She "faces" the music and it is his/her direct actions that will ultimately produce the outcome... musical outcome.

The phrase dates back to 1851. At least one sources agrees with your theory. See the archives: www.phrases.org.uk bulletin_board 8 messages 137.html