suffer the consequences
idiom
: to be punished for what one has done
He broke the law, so he has to suffer the consequences.
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Waltz is the one who Goldberg said had originally sent him a connection request on Signal, and may suffer the consequences should the administration decide to dismiss anyone over the scandal.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Ukrainian forces continue to suffer the consequences of their defeat in Vuhledar, a fortress town in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
City Councilmember Jennifer Campbell, whose district includes Mission Bay, said the organizers must suffer the consequences of their bad decisions.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
The injunction only applies to research centers located in the states that have joined the suit, however, essentially leaving red states to suffer the consequences of the funding cut.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Ukrainian forces continue to suffer the consequences of their defeat in Vuhledar, a fortress town in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
City Councilmember Jennifer Campbell, whose district includes Mission Bay, said the organizers must suffer the consequences of their bad decisions.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
The injunction only applies to research centers located in the states that have joined the suit, however, essentially leaving red states to suffer the consequences of the funding cut.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Suffer the consequences.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suffer%20the%20consequences. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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