pay the piper (English, verb)
expansion: pay the piper (third-person singular simple present pays the piper, present participle paying the piper, simple past and past participle paid the piper)
Senses:
glosses: To pay expenses for something, and thus be in a position to be in control.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To pay a monetary or other debt or experience unfavorable consequences, especially when the payment or consequences are inevitable or a result of something one has enjoyed.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: pays the piper
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: paying the piper
tags: participle
present
form: paid the piper
tags: participle
past
form: paid the piper
tags: past