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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Undoubtedly, Trump also will not suffer the consequences of his actions during the trial as well.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024
Her characters feel the dread of making the choices that define one’s time on earth and suffer the consequences for taking — and missing — their chances.
—Christine Smallwood, Vulture, 6 May 2024
If big states suffer problems of cohesion, small states suffer the consequences of weakness.
—Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Students and teachers, meanwhile, suffer the consequences of overzealous filtering.
—Tara García Mathewson, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Boeing’s customers continue to suffer the consequences.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
Treasury officials have repeatedly accused Hamas’s top leadership of enjoying lavish lifestyles outside of Gaza while average Palestinians suffer the consequences of the militant group’s actions.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
As politicians worry over how their policy decisions affect their re-election chances, the private sector can step up and do something about immigration policy–or also suffer the consequences.
—Semyon Dukach, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2023
Rather than indulge this charade, the White House and Congress should issue an ultimatum to Qatar: Shut down all support for Hamas and deliver the hostages, or suffer the consequences.
—Richard Goldberg, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024
Her characters feel the dread of making the choices that define one’s time on earth and suffer the consequences for taking — and missing — their chances.
—Christine Smallwood, Vulture, 6 May 2024
If big states suffer problems of cohesion, small states suffer the consequences of weakness.
—Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Students and teachers, meanwhile, suffer the consequences of overzealous filtering.
—Tara García Mathewson, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Boeing’s customers continue to suffer the consequences.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
Treasury officials have repeatedly accused Hamas’s top leadership of enjoying lavish lifestyles outside of Gaza while average Palestinians suffer the consequences of the militant group’s actions.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
As politicians worry over how their policy decisions affect their re-election chances, the private sector can step up and do something about immigration policy–or also suffer the consequences.
—Semyon Dukach, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2023
Rather than indulge this charade, the White House and Congress should issue an ultimatum to Qatar: Shut down all support for Hamas and deliver the hostages, or suffer the consequences.
—Richard Goldberg, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
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