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idiomhe who pays the piper calls the tuneused in order to say that the person who is paying for something is likely to be, or should be, able to decide what that thing will be like:He who pays the piper calls the tune, and record companies can have a lot of influence over musicians.The government must make certain that taxpayers are getting a good service for their money - in the end, he who pays the piper must call the tune.Note You may hear people change the words of this idiom slightlyIt seemed that trades unions were being asked to pay the piper, when they were not even allowed to call the tune.
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