pay dues
1pay dues — pay (your) dues to earn respect because you worked hard to develop a skill. She paid her dues playing in small clubs in New York before an album made her famous. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of dues (= money paid to belong to an… …
2pay dues — pay taxes, pay membership fees; pay debts …
3pay dues — verb see pay V …
4Pay dues — (surfing) earn a place in the line up …
5pay dues — Australian Slang (surfing) earn a place in the line up …
6dues — n. 1) to pay dues 2) annual; membership dues * * * membership dues annual to pay dues …
7pay one's dues — phrasal 1. to earn a right or position through experience, suffering, or hard work 2. (also pay dues) pay intransitive verb 3 …
8dues — [djuːz ǁ duːz] noun [plural] regular payments made to an organization such as a professional association or trade union by its members; = subscription Bre: • Institute dues, which average $112 per member, were last raised three years ago. ˈdock… …
9pay your dues — to work hard and have difficult experiences in order to become successful I ve paid my dues. It s time that I began reaping some benefits. • • • Main Entry: ↑due pay your dues see ↑due, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑pay …
10pay your dues — pay (your) dues to earn respect because you worked hard to develop a skill. She paid her dues playing in small clubs in New York before an album made her famous. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of dues (= money paid to belong to an… …
