pay dearly
付出高昂的代價(jià);付出昂貴的代價(jià)
書面或口語·強(qiáng)調(diào)代價(jià)沉重
英文釋義
to suffer significant consequences or pay a high price for something
例句
He paid dearly for his mistake when he lost his job and reputation.
典故來源
源自商業(yè)交易中支付高額費(fèi)用的概念,后比喻因錯(cuò)誤或行為承受嚴(yán)重代價(jià)。