pay the piper
US /ˈpeɪ ðə ˈpaɪpɚ/
・UK /ˈpeɪ ðə ˈpaipə/
C1 高級
idm.承擔後果
If you spend recklessly, eventually you must pay the piper.
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卡爾菲德：這真是個驚人的辯護！ (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.
現在川普第二次上任，他說，如果你想玩火，你就會被燒到。
- 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.
然後，我的意思是，這就像是他們最糟糕的惡夢，他們傾盡全力想摧毀他，結果他贏了，現在他們得付出代價。
10 個意思猜不到的英文慣用語！ (10 English Expressions with meanings you can’t guess!)
- Pay the piper.
付錢
- 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.
是以，到了付出代價的時候，就意味著是時候為幫助過你的事情、幫助過你的人，或者為你付出代價的好事付出代價了。
