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Paying The Price ( suffering for what happened ... )

"paying the price"

"Paying the price" is suffering for what happened. Example: "If you drink and drive, you will pay the price." Another example: "You've broken a lot of hearts, but someday you will pay the price." Another example: "She has been smoking for years. Now she's in the hospital, paying the price." Another example: "He drives a million miles per hour (exaggeration) and he never gets caught." Reply: "Don't you worry. He will pay the price."

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