pay the piper
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To pay the consequences for self-indulgent behavior: “If you stay up late at night to watch TV, in the morning you will have to pay the piper.”
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Words nearby pay the piper
Paysandú, Pays de la Loire, pay stub, payt., pay television, pay the piper, pay through the nose, Payton, pay-to-play, pay up, paywall
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Other Idioms and Phrases with pay the piper
pay the piper
see under call the tune.
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