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face the music

[face the music] {v. phr.}, {informal} To go through trouble or danger, especially because of something you did; accept your punishment. * /The boy was caught cheating in an examination […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

canned music

[canned music] {n.} Recorded music, as opposed to music played live. * /"Let us go to a real concert, honey," Mike said. "I am tired of all this canned music […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

set to music

[set to music] {v. phr.} To compose a musical accompaniment to verse. * /Schubert and Beethoven both set to music many a famous poem by Goethe and Schiller./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

bubble gum music

[bubble gum music] {n.}, {slang} The kind of rock'n'roll that appeals to young teenagers. * /When will you learn to appreciate Mozart instead of that bubble gum music?/ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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