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to carry the can
/kˈæɹi ðə kˈæn/
phrase
to be brave and responsible enough to accept all the consequences of one's or others' unpleasant deeds
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to pay the piper
/pˈeɪ ðə pˈaɪpɚ/
phrase
to face the consequences of one's behavior or actions
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to pay the price / penalty
/pˈeɪ ðə pɹˈaɪs pˈɛnəlɾi/
phrase
to have no option but to suffer or deal with the unfavorable effects of something, particularly one's deeds
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the brunt of
sth
/ðə bɹˈʌnt ʌv ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
the main and worst set of problems that are caused by someone or something
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to burn
one's
fingers
/bˈɜːn wˈʌnz fˈɪŋɡɚz/
phrase
to suffer the consequences of a business deal or a relationship gone wrong
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to pay the fiddler
/pˈeɪ ðə fˈɪdlɚ/
phrase
to accept the consequences of the things one has done
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perfect storm
/pˈɜːfɛkt stˈoːɹm/
noun
a very bad situation that is a result of the simultaneous occurrence of a series of unpleasant things
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snowball effect
/snˈoʊbɔːl ɪfˈɛkt/
noun
a situation where something increases or gives rise to other things
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to have
sb/sth
to thank for
sth
/hæv ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ tə θˈæŋk fɔːɹ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
to assume someone responsible for something good that happened to one and be grateful to them
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day of reckoning
/dˈeɪ ʌv ɹˈɛkənɪŋ/
phrase
the time when one faces the consequences of one's past deeds or mistakes
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to see the light (of day)
/sˈiː ðə lˈaɪt ʌv dˈeɪ/
phrase
to become existent or be born
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to pay dearly
/pˈeɪ dˈɪɹli/
phrase
to experience significant and often negative results or expenses because of one's choices or actions
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to stew in
one's
own juice
/stˈuː ɪn wˈʌnz ˈoʊn dʒˈuːs/
phrase
to suffer the unpleasant consequences of one's own deeds
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to sow / plant the seeds of
sth
/sˈoʊ plˈænt ðə sˈiːdz ʌv ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
to do something that leads to the occurrence of something in the future, particularly something unpleasant
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