pay the price en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To incur the negative consequences of (one’s own or someone else’s) actions or decisions.
"China will pay a price if it is seen as assisting Russia — either providing a direct assistance, particularly military assistance, or assisting Russia in evading sanctions," Chollet told VOA.
[2022 April 29, Nike Ching, “US: No Sign Russia-Ukraine Negotiations Will Bear Fruit”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2022, Ukraine:Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said ahead of the vote: "Northern communities are, once again, paying the price for broken Tory promises on rail.
2021 December 29, “Labour demands NPR action after "rail betrayal"”, in RAIL, number 947, page 7:Yet United may have paid the price for overconfidence as they completely lost their concentration after 10 minutes to let Wolves back in.
2011 February 5, Chris Whyatt, “Wolverhampton 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pay the penalty | alternative | lexicographic | |
| paid the price | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| paid the price | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| paying the price | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pays the price | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
face the music · pay the piper
Translations (6)
it pagare lo scotto (to incur the negative consequences of one's decision) · de ausbaden (to incur the negative consequences of one's decision) · pl zapłacić za (to incur the negative consequences of one's decision) · es pagarlo caro (to incur the negative consequences of one's decision) · pl płacić za (to incur the negative consequences of one's decision) · es pagar las consecuencias (to incur the negative consequences of one's decision)