pay the penalty

English

Verb

pay the penalty (third-person singular simple present pays the penalty, present participle paying the penalty, simple past and past participle paid the penalty)

1. To incur negative consequences of one's deeds; to suffer as a result of some choice.

Synonyms

• pay the price, pay the piper, face the music

Translations

to suffer for deeds

• Latin: poenās dō