suffer the consequences
- face the musicAccept deserved consequences
- pay the priceSuffer deserved consequences
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- comeuppanceDeserved punishment or rebuke
- reckoningSettlement of accounts
backlash · fallout · punishment · penalty · retribution · regret · remorse · guilt · blame · accountability · answer for · atone · repercussions · aftermath · bitter pill · learn the hard way · own up · downfall
suffer the consequencesget away with it
suffer the consequencescome out on top
land on one's feet · turn the tables · thrive · flourish · prosper