pay the penalty

English

Verb

pay the penalty (third-person singular simple present pays the penalty, present participle paying the penalty, simple past and past participle paid the penalty)

To incur negative consequences of one's deeds; to suffer as a result of some choice.

Synonyms

pay the price, pay the piper, face the music

Translations

to suffer for deeds

Latin: poenās dō

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