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See: PAY THE PIPER or PAY THE FIDDLER.

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pay the piper

[pay the piper] or [pay the fiddler] {v. phr.} To suffer the results of being foolish; pay or suffer because of your foolish acts or wasting money. * /Bob had […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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American Idiomatic Expressions This online dictionary of idioms and phrases is based on original book by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner and J.E. Gates - "A Dictionary of American Idioms". Please, […] Dictionary of American Idioms

piper

[piper] See: [PAY THE PIPER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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