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pay the piper
释义
付出代价：指为了某种行为或决定而承担相应的后果或代价。
例句
1·I stayed up too late tonight. Tomorrow I'll have to pay the piper .
我今晚熬夜过长，明天就得承当熬夜的成果了。
2·She wasted many materials owing to mismanagement, so now she must pay the piper .
由于管理不善，她浪费了大量物资，所以现在她必须承担后果。
3·So, is 2006 the year to "pay the piper ?" We think that there are a number of economic Pointers in that direction.
因此，我们认为2006年的“埋单”有许多经济趋势的晴雨表。
同义词
承担后果；承担费用
take the consequencespay the fiddler
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