take one's medicine

短语

接受应得的惩罚

发音

US

词形变化

taken one's medicine takes one's medicine 三单 takes one's medicine taking one's medicine took one's medicine taking one's medicine 现在分词 took one's medicine 过去式 taken one's medicine 过去式 taken one's medicine 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To endure an unpleasant obligation, especially a punishment.

    习语 非正式
  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, medicine.

词源

From the idea that medicine is good for one, but often unpleasant tasting.

来源：wiktionary