to bear the ill-effects of something that was enjoyable at one time
to have to pay for something that was fun
to be bearing the consequences of something that was enjoyed
to pay the cost for decadent activities
The man controlled every aspect of his wife’s life until he was asked to pay the piper.
I paid the piper. The movie show that I had booked for the entire staff is now fully paid for.
The lady took my services but now refuses to pay the piper.
Nobody likes to pay the piper but you will eventually have to pay for the damage that you have caused in your juvenility.
Paying the piper is the right thing to do.
When exams are near every student should pay the piper by studying extra hours to get passed.
There is no origin for this idiom
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