대가를 치러야

must pay the price

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phrase Uncommon #6,425
must pay the price Used to say that someone must suffer the consequences of their actions. The phrase 대가를 치르다 literally means “to pay the price,” and the ending -어야 indicates necessity.
KO: 그는 자신의 잘못에 대한 대가를 치러야 해요.
EN: He has to pay the price for his mistake.

대가를 치러야

You have to pay the price.

— 노 머시: 90분 (2026)

그리고 우리 어머니 대가를 치러야 했지.

And my mother had to pay the price, too.

— 발레리나 (2025)

비싼 대가를 치러야 했죠

We had to pay a steep price.

— 그을린 사랑 (2010)

하지만 대가를 치러야

But you’ll have to pay the price.

— 레오파드 (1963)