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71pay for itself — ► if something pays for itself, it works so well that it saves the same amount of money that it cost: »The renewable energy system will have paid for itself within ten years. Main Entry: ↑pay …
72pay the price — ► to experience the bad result of something you have done or that someone else has done: »It is inexcusable for students to be paying the price for backroom deals in the student loan industry. Main Entry: ↑pay …
73pay dirt — pay ,dirt noun hit/strike pay dirt INFORMAL to get or find something valuable or useful …
74pay 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: most often… …
75pay 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 …
76pay the piper — When you pay the piper, you have to accept the consequences of something that you have done wrong or badly …
77pay someone a compliment — phrase to say something nice about someone or to someone Thesaurus: to praise someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: pay …
78pay somebody back for something — ˌpay sb ˈback (for sth) derived to punish sb for making you or sb else suffer • I ll pay him back for making me look like a fool in front of everyone. related noun ↑payback Main entry: ↑payderived …
79pay something down — ˌpay sthˈdown derived (NAmE) to reduce an amount of money that you owe by paying some of it • She used the money to pay down her mortgage. Main entry: ↑payderived …
80pay the penalty (for for 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.… …
