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كيف تنطق "pay the piper"

expression

PAY thuh PY-per
PAY thuh PY-puh

التعريف

To face the negative consequences of your actions or decisions, especially after enjoying benefits earlier or avoiding responsibility.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpeɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈpaɪpɝ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

pˈeɪ/ /ðə, ði/ /pˈaɪpɐ

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

PAY thuh PY-per

بريطاني

PAY thuh PY-puh

استمع في السياق

If you break the rules, you will have to pay the piper.

We spent too much, and now it's time to pay the piper.

Everyone must pay the piper for their mistakes.

After years of ignoring the problem, the company finally had to pay the piper.