consequences
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Take your medicine
To accept an unpleasant but necessary consequence, punishment, or responsibility.
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Pay the piper
To face the unavoidable and often negative consequences of one's past actions or decisions.
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Pandora's box
A source of extensive and unforeseen troubles or problems once opened or unleashed.
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You can't unring a bell.
Once something has been said or done, its impact or consequences cannot be undone or reversed.
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chickens come home to roost
Past wrongdoings or mistakes will eventually return to negatively affect the person who committed them.
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digging their own grave
To bring about one's own downfall or ruin through one's own foolish or harmful actions.
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It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
Even negative or unfortunate events often bring some benefit to someone.
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Opening Pandora's Box
To perform an action that seems innocent but ultimately unleashes a multitude of unforeseen and severe problems.
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Throw gasoline on the fire
To make a bad or already tense situation significantly worse.
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Make a bad situation worse
To take an action that exacerbates existing difficulties or problems, often unintentionally.
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To make a momentous decision
To choose a course of action that has significant, long-lasting, and often life-altering consequences.