pay the piper
基本解释
- 承担后果；承担费用
英汉例句
- "At the end, somebody is going to have to pay the piper, " real estate expert Rodman said.
“最后，总会有人付出代价。” 不动产专家Rodman如此说。 - It is time to pay the piper, and I, for one, have little interest in using my taxpayer dollars to cushion the blow.After all, I am just another heartless Wall Street bastard myself.
是时间承担后果了， 但我个人，对使用我的税金延缓崩溃没有丝毫兴趣毕竟，我也只是一个无情的华尔街混蛋而已。 - While Mars will be encouraging you to spend more, the full moon will ask you to suddenly pay the piper.
当火星所灌注的力量鼓励着你做更多的开销时，这个满月会提醒你突然的开销。 - Presumably in year five when they have to pay the piper, they are a little more settled.
FORBES: District Court Rules Signing Advances To Physicians Are Current Wages - At some point, borrowers must pay the piper and the zero hour appears to be fast approaching.
FORBES: Ten Reasons To Buy Bonds - Nobody wants to die--but what if you could pay the piper with cash, instead of your mortal soul?
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