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  • 41pay down something — pay down (something) to reduce the total amount of money owed. If this trend continues, the government could start paying down the national debt. We ve got a big mortgage on the house and want to pay it down as quickly as we can. Usage notes:… …

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  • 42pay out something — pay out (something) to spend money for expenses or costs. An important expense for the company is the amount it must pay out to managers. The federal government paid several billion out in emergency aid this year …

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  • 43pay someone a visit — pay someone/something/a visit/call/ phrase to visit someone or something I think it’s time we paid the school a visit. Thesaurus: to visit a person or place, or to be visited by someone …

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  • 44pay someone a call — pay someone/something/a visit/call/ phrase to visit someone or something I think it’s time we paid the school a visit. Thesaurus: to visit a person or place, or to be visited by someone …

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  • 45pay the penalty (for something doing something) — pay the ˈpenalty (for sth/for doing sth) | pay a/the ˈprice (for sth/for doing sth) idiom to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or sth you have done • He looked terrible this morning. I think he s paying the penalty for all those late nights.… …

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  • 46pay a price (for something doing something) — pay the ˈpenalty (for sth/for doing sth) | pay a/the ˈprice (for sth/for doing sth) idiom to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or sth you have done • He looked terrible this morning. I think he s paying the penalty for all those late nights.… …

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  • 47pay the price (for something doing something) — pay the ˈpenalty (for sth/for doing sth) | pay a/the ˈprice (for sth/for doing sth) idiom to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or sth you have done • He looked terrible this morning. I think he s paying the penalty for all those late nights.… …

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  • 48Pay through the nose — is an English expression. To pay through the nose for an item is to pay a very high price for that item.There are several competing folk derivations of this phrase, but they are regarded by philology as somewhat far fetched.One derivation holds… …

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  • 49pay something off — PAY (IN FULL), settle, discharge, clear, liquidate. → pay * * * pay a debt in full you may have saved up enough to pay off your second mortgage * * * ˌpay sthˈoff derived to finish paying money owed for sth …

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  • 50pay attention — 1. To listen or concentrate carefully 2. To take particular notice • • • Main Entry: ↑attention * * * pay attention phrase to listen to, watch, or consider something or someone very carefully I hope you’re paying attention, because you’ll be… …

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