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pay the price

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pay the price
to accept the unpleasant results of what you have done. She dropped all her friends when she met Steve and now that he's gone, she's paying the price. She has no one to turn to. I have paid the price for working nonstop - my health has suffered. (often + for)
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pay the price
to accept the unpleasant results of something. He achieved great fame in his later years, but he certainly paid the price. Professional athletes often pay a price for the beating their bodies have taken.
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His security from the danger that threatens him is in my hands alone; and he shall pay the price of his rescue to the last farthing of the debt that justice claims for me as my due -- no more, and no less.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
"I love a tender sensation," answered the niece, "and would pay the price of a tear for it at any time.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
They bring the body, and we pay the price,' he used to say, dwelling on the alliteration - 'QUID PRO QUO.
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
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