pay the penalty
Idiomto suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or sth you have done
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pay the penalty (for sth / for doing sth)
to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or sth you have done
He looked terrible this morning. I think he's paying the penalty for all those late nights.
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You break my law, you have to pay a penalty.
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