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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Republican primary voters who do stupid things and vote for candidates with no chance of winning suffer the consequences.
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Kevin Igoe, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
When a national economic downturn ends up driving farmers from their land, fertile fields and streams — once home to the myriad insects and amphibians consumed by the storks — turn into toxic trash heaps, and the avians also suffer the consequences.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Trump’s megalomania is transforming the United States from international leader into international pariah, and the American people will suffer the consequences for years to come.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
Ole Miss might suffer the consequences of Lane Kiffin's actions.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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Kevin Igoe, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
When a national economic downturn ends up driving farmers from their land, fertile fields and streams — once home to the myriad insects and amphibians consumed by the storks — turn into toxic trash heaps, and the avians also suffer the consequences.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Trump’s megalomania is transforming the United States from international leader into international pariah, and the American people will suffer the consequences for years to come.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
Ole Miss might suffer the consequences of Lane Kiffin's actions.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Suffer the consequences.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suffer%20the%20consequences. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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