ALL meanings of pay the piper
pay the pip·er
P p - noun pay the piper a person who plays on a pipe. 1
- noun pay the piper a bagpiper. 1
- idioms pay the piper pay the piper, to pay the cost of something. to bear the unfavorable consequences of one's actions or pleasures: Someday he'll have to pay the piper for all that gambling. 1
- verbal expression pay the piper face the consequences 1
- noun pay the piper to pay for one's pleasures or bear the consequences of one's actions 0