to accept the unpleasant results of something you have done.

After fooling around for most of the semester, now he has to pay the piper and study over vacation.

If you don't charge enough for your work, at some point you will have to pay the piper.

• shoo-in
• shoot a dirty look
• shoot blanks
• shoot bolt
• shoot daggers at
• shoot daggers at someone
• shoot down
• shoot down in flames
• shoot down something
• shoot for
• shoot for something
• shoot from the hip
• shoot hoops
• shoot in the foot
• shoot load
• shoot mouth off
• shoot someone a dirty look
• shoot someone down in flames
• shoot something down in flames
• shoot straight
• shoot the breeze
• shoot the bull
• shoot the messenger
• shoot the works
• shoot up