Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
After dinner comes the reckoning
English answer:
You may enjoy yourself, but there is always a price attached
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Veronika McLaren
Jul 24, 2010 17:15
14 yrs ago
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English term
After dinner comes the reckoning
English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
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Responses
| 3 | You may enjoy yourself, but there is always a price attached |
Veronika McLaren
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| 3 +1 | no such thing as a free meal |
Jack Dunwell
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| 4 | First you eat, then you get the bill |
Suzan Hamer
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References
| "I went to another room to pay the recko... |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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Jul 26, 2010 18:51: Veronika McLaren Created KOG entry
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Veronika McLaren
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English
Works in field
Carpe diem!
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English, German to English, English to German, and 3 more.
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You may enjoy yourself, but there is always a price attached
A slightly broader interpretation
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Veronika. |
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Comment: "Thank you, Veronika. Yes, I was looking for a broader interpretation."
+1
1 hr
no such thing as a free meal
The dinner may be good but it comes, perhaps, at a price
Note from asker:
| Thank you. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Stephanie Ezrol
: This does seem to be sense of it, as in Reckoning with a capital R
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Thank you, S. Sad perhaps
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Suzan Hamer
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
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English
Works in field
Netherlands
Fussy editing for fussy people.
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: English, Dutch to English
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8
First you eat, then you get the bill
Eat first, then pay.
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Note added at 53 mins (2010-07-24 18:08:56 GMT)
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http://sayings.ru/eproverb/18.html
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Note added at 16 hrs (2010-07-25 09:32:22 GMT)
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These are from the link above. They all seem to be another way of saying the same thing as the phrase you ask about:
"One cannot have pleasure either without working hard for it or without paying a lot after-wards.
If you dance you must pay the fiddler.
He that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens.
He that would eat (or have) the fruit, must climb the tree.
No pains, no gains. [sic]
Love me, love my dog.
After dinner comes the reckoning.
You called the tune, now you must pay the piper.
You've made your bed and now you must lie on it.
He who likes skiing downhill must enjoy climbing uphill."
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Note added at 53 mins (2010-07-24 18:08:56 GMT)
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http://sayings.ru/eproverb/18.html
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Note added at 16 hrs (2010-07-25 09:32:22 GMT)
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These are from the link above. They all seem to be another way of saying the same thing as the phrase you ask about:
"One cannot have pleasure either without working hard for it or without paying a lot after-wards.
If you dance you must pay the fiddler.
He that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens.
He that would eat (or have) the fruit, must climb the tree.
No pains, no gains. [sic]
Love me, love my dog.
After dinner comes the reckoning.
You called the tune, now you must pay the piper.
You've made your bed and now you must lie on it.
He who likes skiing downhill must enjoy climbing uphill."
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Suzan. |
Reference comments
1 day 3 hrs
Reference:
"I went to another room to pay the reckoning, liberated King John from his second confinment, shook hands with my guests- and returned to my lodgings by no means out of humour or out of heart with the day's entertainment." The Gentleman's Magazine vol. 130
http://books.google.es/books?id=I_4RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA52&lpg=PA5... "To reckon" is an old verb for "summing up". Depending upon the situation, the "reckoning" can be another sort of settling accounts. More context is needed to know if it is being used in a straightforward or satiric manner.
http://books.google.es/books?id=I_4RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA52&lpg=PA5... "To reckon" is an old verb for "summing up". Depending upon the situation, the "reckoning" can be another sort of settling accounts. More context is needed to know if it is being used in a straightforward or satiric manner.
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Jenni. No context in this case. The saying stands on its own. Thank you. |
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