You Pays Your Money and Takes Your Choice
Definition:
When you make a decision or a choice, you must accept the outcome, whether it’s good or bad. Generally used to emphasize the inevitability of dealing with the consequences of one’s choices.
Synonyms:
- You get what you pay for.
- Take it or leave it.
- The choice is yours.
- Eat the cake and face the bellyache.
Antonyms:
- Heads I win, tails you lose.
- No risk, no gain.
- Win-win situation.
- Freebie delight.
Quotes:
“Life’s a gamble, make a wish, make a choice, and let the dice roll!” - Benny Oddfellow
Proverb:
“You can’t have your cake and eat it too.”
Related Expressions:
- “Pay through the nose” - To pay an unusually high price for something.
- “You win some, you lose some” - An expression to accept the fluctuating outcomes of events.
- “Come what may” - Accepting the consequences as they come.
Literary References:
- The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost - A poetic musing on the significance of choices and their outcomes.
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - A journey filled with choices leading to self-discovery and destiny.
Song Reference:
- 🎵 “My Way” by Frank Sinatra - A melodious homage to living life by making one’s own choices and bearing their consequences.
Movie Reference:
- 🎬 Sliding Doors (1998) - Explores how different choices can alter one’s life direction in unexpected ways.
Farewell Thought:
As you roam through life’s marketplace, toss your coins of choice with a steady hand and a light heart, for the journey lies not just in the outcome, but in the adventure of deciding.
Hasta la vista fellow choice-maker, remember, sometimes the sweetest success comes from the most foolish of bets!
### Which of these idioms reflect a choice?
- [x] You pays your money and takes your choice
- [ ] Play it by ear
- [ ] Burn the midnight oil
- [ ] Keep a stiff upper lip
> **Explanation:** "You pays your money and takes your choice" emphasizes that choices come with consequences. The others relate to improvisation, hard work, and maintaining composure, respectively.
### Which saying fits the idea of accepting consequences?
- [ ] All that glitters is not gold
- [x] You reap what you sow
- [ ] Diamond in the rough
- [ ] Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
> **Explanation:** "You reap what you sow" directly relates to facing the consequences of one's actions, like planting seeds and dealing with the harvest.
### True or False: "Take it or leave it" is interchangeable with "You pays your money and takes your choice."
- [x] True
- [ ] False
> **Explanation:** Both idioms express the notion of accepting whatever outcomes your choices bring, without complaint.
