pay dearly
Frequency: 7.815.6 per million words
to suffer a lot as a result of a mistake
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- He made a rash decision and paid dearly for it.
- He will pay dearly for what he did.
- If you betray their trust, you will pay dearly.
- The company paid dearly for its lack of foresight.
- The company is paying dearly for its negligence.
- If we don't act now, we will all pay dearly in the future.
- They have paid dearly for underestimating their opponent.
- She paid dearly for her mistake, losing her job and her reputation.
- She knew she would pay dearly if she missed the deadline.
- The country paid dearly for the politician's corruption.
- The nation paid dearly for its leader's arrogance.
- Investors who ignored the warning signs paid dearly when the market crashed.
- Anyone who ignores these warnings will pay dearly.
- You will pay dearly for your arrogance.
- His refusal to listen was a mistake for which he is now paying dearly.
- The team paid dearly for their missed opportunities during the game.
- We all pay dearly for environmental pollution.
- Anyone who underestimates him will pay dearly.
- The team paid dearly for a single defensive error.
- They are paying dearly for their decision to ignore the safety protocols.