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To endure an unpleasant obligation, especially a punishment. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, medicine.

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take one's medicine

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take one's medicine

Verb

To endure an unpleasant obligation, especially a punishment. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, medicine.

Japanese Meaning

不快な義務、特に罰をやむを得ず受け入れる / 自身に課せられた当たり前の厳しい罰を受ける

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When rules are broken, sometimes you have to take one's medicine and face the consequences.

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ルールを破ったときは、時には罰を甘んじて受け、その結果に向き合わなければならない。

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Sense（1）

To endure an unpleasant obligation, especially a punishment.

Your resistance to our class won't do you any good . If you'll come out and take your medicine like men, all right; but if you resist it will go that much harder with you.

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Sense（2）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, medicine.

takes one's medicine

（ present singular third-person ）

taking one's medicine

（ participle present ）

took one's medicine

（ past ）

taken one's medicine

（ participle past ）

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