| 释义 |
pay the pipersuffer the results of being foolish 自作自受；承担责任 * He wasted much of the fund owing to mismanagement, so now he must pay the piper. 由于管理不善，他浪费了大量资金，所以现在他必须承担后果。 * Jack had spent all his money and got into debt, so now he must pay the piper. 杰克把钱花光并欠了债，现在他可要自作自受了。 |