#8 -- I've never heard it with that connotation. I've heard it with two: (1) Who pays the piper calls the tune. For example: googling around, I see a reference to China, which gives a lot of aid to South Africa, making sure that they didn't invite the Dalai Lama for a visit; and (2) the trinquer sense, often in the phrase "Who'll pay the piper?
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vinnyd
I forgot you can't use apostrophes in descriptions of links.
Link to google search for "who'll pay the piper?"
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