pay the cost
1pay the piper — phrasal 1. : to bear the cost of something artists will be chosen … supported by the state … the people will pay the piper and call the tune Clive Bell 2. : to suffer the consequences of or penalty for an act * * * pay the piper see under ↑pipe1… …
2pay the piper — idi a) to pay the cost of something b) to bear the unfavorable consequences of one s actions or indulgences …
3pay the earth — british informal phrase to pay a very large amount of money Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym to cost a lot of moneysynonym Main entry: earth * * * charge, cost, pay, etc. the ˈearth …
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5(the) cost of living — the cost of living UK US noun the amount of money you need in order to pay for basic things such as food, clothes, shelter, heating, and transport Thesaurus: prices and costssynonym types of prices and describing prices and costshyponym… …
6pay the freight — verb a) To pay for the cost of transport. I dont want to pay the freight on the kind of conspicuous consumption that thrives on Mercedes or Jaguars. b) To bear the cost. Stores that were large enough to pay the freight hired their own in house… …
7pay the piper — phrasal to bear the cost of something …
8bear the cost — bear the cost/expense etc phrase to pay for something companies with enough money to bear the enormous expense of testing a new drug Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym Main entry: bear …
9bear the cost — index bear the expense, defray, pay Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10defray the cost — index bear the expense, disburse (pay out) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
