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pay the piper

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pay the piper
Fig. to face the results of one's actions; to receive punishment for something. You can put off paying your debts only so long. Eventually you'll have to pay the piper. You can't get away with that forever. You'll have to pay the piper someday.
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pay the piper
to accept the unpleasant results of something you have done pay the price After fooling around for most of the semester, now he has to pay the piper and study over vacation. If you don't charge enough for your work, at some point you will have to pay the piper.
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They have had a nice long sumer holiday, now it is time to pay the piper.
Payback time; Your view by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Sourcing local produce is slightly more expensive, but people are prepared to pay the piper at the end of the day.
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The spokesman added that Mr Brown would have been "equally happy" to pay the piper out of his own pocket.
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