| 释义 |
pay the piper
suffer the results of being foolish 自作自受；承担责任
*He wasted much of the fund owing to mismanagement，so now he must pay the piper．由于管理不善，他浪费了大量资金，所以现在他必须承担后果。
*Jack had spent all his money and got into debt， so now he must pay the piper．杰克把钱花光并欠了债，现在他可要自作自受了。 |