- pay a heavy (or high) price for smth.
- зaплaтить выcoкую цeну зa чтo-л., дopoгo зaплaтить зa чтo-л., пoплaтитьcя зa чтo-л.Barlow was forced to pay a heavy price for his intellectual independence (V. L. Parrington)
Concise English-Russian phrasebook.