expiate vs pay the price

expiate

verb
  • To make amends or pay the penalty for. 

  • To wind up, bring to an end. 

  • To purify with sacred rites. 

  • To atone or make reparation for. 

pay the price

verb
  • To incur the negative consequences of one's decision. 

How often have the words expiate and pay the price occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )