They have mismanaged the company for years, and now they have to pay the piper.多年来他们把公司经营得一团糟，现在不得不承担后果。In sports or in politics, he who pays the piper calls the tune.无论是体育运动还是在政治活动中，都是谁花钱谁说了算。You know what they say: he who pays the piper calls the tune. 你知道人们所说的：谁付钱谁做主。