A thank you doesn't pay the fiddler

A thank you doesn't pay the consequences of one's actions

Miguel I dropped 20 dollars man and I haven't ate in two days I'm starving! Here's a damn burger a thank you doesn't pay the fiddler!

Thanks in Pay

A backronym for “tip” or gratuity. Tipping can be seen as a way of thanking a person for good services, so “thanks in pay” works pretty well.

The waiter was friendly and attentive, so I thanked him with a good tip.

Ah, so a tip is a thanks in pay!