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piper
[ pahy-per ]
Piper
1/ ˈpaɪpə /
noun
- PiperJohn19031992MBritishARTS AND CRAFTS: artist John. 1903–92, British artist. An official war artist in World War II, he is known esp for his watercolours of bombed churches and his stained glass in Coventry Cathedral
piper
2/ ˈpaɪpə /
noun
- a person who plays a pipe or bagpipes
- pay the piper and call the tuneto bear the cost of an undertaking and control it
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
- 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.
More idioms and phrases containing piper
see call the tune (pay the piper) .Example Sentences
The life Piper longs for, whether with Larry or Alex, might not look much different.
Sure, Nancy has the fish-out-of-water thing going on, but that attribute often defines Piper.
OITNB has so far neglected to grace Alex with a sibling, but Piper has a brother who has figured prominently.
It would not be unreasonable to assume Piper might do the same to Litchfield if given the opportunity.
Although her age is never explicitly stated, Nancy is not considerably older than Piper (the real Kerman went to jail at 35).
But the Great Southern were the real promoters of both; they paid the piper and, therefore, called the tune.
The piper was taken away senseless, but my brother would not suffer either Joe or Alley to be disturbed till breakfast was ready.
Dorothy's slight figure came hurtling out of the pit's mouth, tossed to their very feet by the long arms of Peter Piper.
As they came up Peter Piper cast one glance upon them, then hid his face and shuddered.
By the blessed piper that played before Moses, here's an Irish Turk!
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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