who pays the piper calls the tune
English
Alternative forms
- he who pays the piper calls the tune
- whoever pays the piper calls the tune
Etymology
From the classic legend, The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Proverb
who pays the piper calls the tune
- The person paying for something is the one who gets to say how it should be done
Translations
one who pays for something controls it
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