to feel the bad effects of a mistake, an accident, etc. :
The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection.
to feel the bad effects of a mistake, an accident, etc. :
The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005