pay the penalty for something doing something

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pay the ˈpenalty (for sth/for doing sth) | pay a/the ˈprice (for sth/for doing sth) idiom
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.
•They're now paying the price for past mistakes.
•She thinks that any inconvenience is a price worth paying for living in such a beautiful place.
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