\"at tage kosten\"

English translation: learn from one's mistakes and accept the consequences?

20:38 Feb 3, 2016
Danish to English translations [PRO]
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Danish term or phrase: \"at tage kosten\"
Any idea what "at tage kosten" means here? This is in an article about ERP solutions that can be tailored to the client's needs.

Virksomheden betaler efter forbrug samtidig med, at den tager kosten – det er det, det hele handler om.

I have found a lot of instances of "at tage kosten" online, but nowhere is it explained...

Any help would be appreciated!
Kyle Hammons
United States
Local time: 06:45
English translation:learn from one's mistakes and accept the consequences?
Explanation:
This is a total shot in the dark. My native Danish wife has never heard the expression and thinks it may be a typo, but I wonder does it correspond to the English language expression to "adhere to a prescribed diet", "swallow a bitter pill", "take one's medicine", i.e. learn from one's mistakes and accept the consequences?
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 13:45
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Summary of answers provided
4 -1pay the price
Charlesp
1 +1learn from one's mistakes and accept the consequences?
Diarmuid Kennan


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learn from one's mistakes and accept the consequences?


Explanation:
This is a total shot in the dark. My native Danish wife has never heard the expression and thinks it may be a typo, but I wonder does it correspond to the English language expression to "adhere to a prescribed diet", "swallow a bitter pill", "take one's medicine", i.e. learn from one's mistakes and accept the consequences?

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 13:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 178
Notes to answerer
Asker: I had the same thought - "take one's medicine" or "swallow a bitter pill" - but that didn't really make much sense in context in most of the examples I found online. I also wonder if it is maybe "to take the broom" - i.e. to clean up/put things in order..? Or maybe is related to taking the broom on Fastelavn and hit the barrel with it - i.e. to ward off evil spirits/prevent bad things from happening..? I may end up just passing over it entirely but I'm still curious what the phrase usually means...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlesp: could be
3 days 19 hrs
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3 days 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
pay the price


Explanation:
It seems to me that it simply means "pay the price" - and what that means exactly depends upon the particular context

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Note added at 3 days19 hrs (2016-02-07 16:30:40 GMT)
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In this case, I would think that it means "of the charges incurred"

Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 14:45
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 9

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Thomas T. Frost: The Asker has already found a plausible explanation. Your suggestion would result in a pleonasm: "pays its consumption and simultaneously pays the price". "Kost" in DA cannot mean "price" or similar, it can only be used in verb form.
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