Answer
Answer verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.
Pay the penalty and answer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pay the penalty" instead a verb "Answer".
Pay the penalty
Answer and pay the penalty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead a verb phrase "Pay the penalty".
Both terms in one sentence
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Failing to answer the other questions required Porky to "pay the penalty" (for instance, when Daffy asks who was the father of his country, Porky states that the answer is simple, but his stuttering prevents him from answering "George Washington" in time).
Source: Deadly Game
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