face the music vs take over

face the music and take over both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
face the music	No	No	Yes	No
take over	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take over is a hypernym of face the music; that is, take over is a word with a broader meaning than face the music:

Other hypernyms of face the music include accept, assume, bear.

face the music (verb)	take over (verb)
accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions	take up, as of debts or payments
	take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
	take up and practice as one's own
	take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
	free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
	take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
	do over