make up vs pay the penalty

make up

verb
  • To compensate (for). 

  • To constitute the components of a whole. 

  • To draw near to, approach to. 

  • To apply cosmetics. 

  • To make peace, to settle a dispute. 

  • To resolve or settle an argument, dispute, conflict, or fight (e.g., with someone). 

  • To make social or romantic advances to; to pay court to. 

  • To invent, to imagine, to concoct 

  • To constitute, to compose. 

  • To prepare (someone) for a theatrical performance by means of costume, cosmetics, etc. 

  • To put together (a substance, material, garment, medicine, etc.) into a specific form; to assemble. 

  • To compensate for (a deficiency, defect, etc.); to supply (something missing). 

  • To invent or fabricate (a story, claim, etc.). 

  • To apply cosmetics or makeup to (a face, facial feature). 

  • To compile or draw up (a list, document, etc.). 

pay the penalty

verb
  • To incur negative consequences of one's deeds; to suffer as a result of some choice. 

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