pay the price
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pay the price
verb pays the price · paying the price · paid the price · pay the penalty
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To incur the negative consequences of (one’s own or someone else’s) actions or decisions.
Yet United may have paid the price for overconfidence as they completely lost their concentration after 10 minutes to let Wolves back in.
Similar: face the music, pay the piper
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verb to incur the negative consequences of one's decision
| Español | pagarlo caro, pagar las consecuencias |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | ausbaden |
| Italiano | pagare lo scotto |
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