pay the piper
US /ˈpeɪ ðə ˈpaɪpɚ/
・UK /ˈpeɪ ðə ˈpaipə/
C1
idm.To face the consequences of one's actions after misdeeds.
If you spend recklessly, eventually you must pay the piper.
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Gutfeld: This is a hell of a defense
- and then he wins, and now they got to pay the piper, a phrase I just coined.
and then he wins, and now they got to pay the piper, a phrase I just coined.
- And then, I mean, it's like, it's got to be the worst nightmare that they went all out to destroy him and then he wins and now they got to pay the piper.
And then, I mean, it's like, it's got to be the worst nightmare that they went all out to destroy him and then he wins and now they got to pay the piper.
10 English Expressions with meanings you can’t guess!
- Pay the piper.
Pay the piper.
- So, when it's time to pay the piper, it means it's time to pay for the things that have helped you, for the people who have helped you, or for the good things you had that come at a cost.
So, when it's time to pay the piper, it means it's time to pay for the things that have helped you, for the people who have helped you, or for the good things you had that come at a cost.
Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
- You do pay the piper at the bottom.
You do pay the piper at the bottom.
- Pausch: You do pay the piper at the bottom.
Pausch: You do pay the piper at the bottom.