pay+the+piper
31pay — 1. v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1 (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due for services done, goods received, debts incurred, etc. (paid him in full; I assure you I have paid). 2 a give (a usu. specified amount) for work done, a …
32pay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. compensate; discharge, pay off; render, offer; be profitable, yield [a profit], show a profit, be worthwhile. n. wages, salary; payment, compensation. See payment, success, offer. II (Roget s IV) n. 1 …
33piper — n 1. horn player, fifer, flutist, flautist, tooter, horner; bugler, oboist, clarinetist, piccoloist; trumpeter, saxophonist, bassoonist, cornettist. 2. pay the piper pay the cost, foot the bill, reckon with, account for, pay in full; bear the… …
34pay — v 1. compensate, remunerate, reward, recompense; reimburse, indemnify, refund; (usu. of debts, etc.) settle, satisfy, liquidate, discharge, clear off, square, honor, meet. 2. spend, expend, disburse, pay out; give, render, hand over, Sl. shell… …
35piper — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. flute player, flautist, fifer, tooter*; see musician . • pay the piper, Syn. take the consequences, suffer the consequences, be responsible, settle for; see pay 1 …
36pay up — (Colloq.) Settle, pay arrears, settle an account, square accounts, quit scores, strike a balance, pay the bill, pay the piper, pay the fiddler …
37piper — /ˈpaɪpə/ (say puypuh) noun 1. someone who plays on a pipe. 2. a bagpiper. –phrase 3. pay the piper, to bear an expense or disadvantage, and so have rights over a corresponding advantage: he who pays the piper calls the tune. {Middle English, from …
38piper — See: PAY THE PIPER …
39piper — See: PAY THE PIPER …
40piper — See: pay the piper …
