pay dearly
idiom
: to suffer a lot as a result of something one has done
She paid dearly for her mistakes.
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Californians will pay dearly, adding new costs to already high statewide power prices.
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Mike O’Boyle, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
For example: Eugenio Suarez Yankees, Cubs, Mariners, Red Sox, Brewers
Each team above might pay dearly for a game-changing power threat like Suarez.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The choice is clear for Republicans as the July 18 deadline approaches: cut now or pay dearly later.
—Erick Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Those who can get their children into child care will pay dearly for it — 18% of median income for a two-income household, the highest in the nation.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 14 July 2025
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Mike O’Boyle, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
For example: Eugenio Suarez Yankees, Cubs, Mariners, Red Sox, Brewers
Each team above might pay dearly for a game-changing power threat like Suarez.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The choice is clear for Republicans as the July 18 deadline approaches: cut now or pay dearly later.
—Erick Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Those who can get their children into child care will pay dearly for it — 18% of median income for a two-income household, the highest in the nation.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 14 July 2025
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“Pay dearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20dearly. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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