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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Panamanian authorities and residents say that with the humanitarian crisis came an environmental crisis that will take years to reverse, while local communities suffer the consequences.
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Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
The elites pull the strings while the masses suffer the consequences of their court's egregious failures.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Once the mega-wealthy pharmaceutical CEO who owns the preserve discovers the unicorn’s medicinal properties, Elliot and Ridley find themselves in an ethical dilemma to reunite the unicorn with their kind or suffer the consequences.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025
Through the eyes of the citizens who suffer the consequences, the film gives voice to the voiceless and uncovers the complex mechanisms that stand in the way of common-sense measures and sustainability in the town, like in so many other places around the world.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
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Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
The elites pull the strings while the masses suffer the consequences of their court's egregious failures.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Once the mega-wealthy pharmaceutical CEO who owns the preserve discovers the unicorn’s medicinal properties, Elliot and Ridley find themselves in an ethical dilemma to reunite the unicorn with their kind or suffer the consequences.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025
Through the eyes of the citizens who suffer the consequences, the film gives voice to the voiceless and uncovers the complex mechanisms that stand in the way of common-sense measures and sustainability in the town, like in so many other places around the world.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 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 May. 2025.
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