to pay dearly for it

  • 11dearly — UK [ˈdɪə(r)lɪ] / US [ˈdɪrlɪ] adverb 1) very much He dearly wants to win. I love him dearly in spite of all his faults. would dearly like to do something: I d dearly like to be there when he finds out the truth! 2) with serious loss, damage, or… …

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  • 12pay — ► VERB (past and past part. paid) 1) give (someone) money due for work, goods, or an outstanding debt. 2) give (a sum of money) thus owed. 3) be profitable or advantageous: crime doesn t pay. 4) suffer a loss or misfortune as a consequence of an… …

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  • 13pay — 1 /peI/ verb past tense and past participle paid /peId/ 1 GIVE MONEY (I, T) to give someone money for something you have bought, or for something they have done for you: They ran off without paying. | Didn t pay em a penny, just asked em to do it …

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  • 14pay — pay1 W1S1 [peı] v past tense and past participle paid [peıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(give money)¦ 2¦(bill/tax/rent)¦ 3¦(wage/salary)¦ 4 pay attention (to somebody/something) 5¦(legal cost)¦ 6¦(say something good)¦ 7¦(good result)¦ 8¦(profit)¦ …

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  • 15dearly — adverb 1 if you love someone dearly, want something dearly etc, you do so with strong emotions: James loved his sister dearly. 2 cost sb dearly to cause a lot of trouble or suffering: Vandalism costs schools dearly. 3 pay dearly to suffer a lot… …

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  • 16pay — 1. v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1 (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due for services done, goods received, debts incurred, etc. (paid him in full; I assure you I have paid). 2 a give (a usu. specified amount) for work done, a …

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  • 17pay through the nose — phrasal : to pay exorbitantly or dearly * * * pay through the nose To pay more than the fair price, to pay dearly • • • Main Entry: ↑pay * * * informal pay much more than a fair price * * * pay through the nose informal : to pay a very high price …

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  • 18pay — Synonyms and related words: accomplish, achieve, advantage, afford, angel, answer, attend to, avail, back, bankroll, base pay, be exposed to, be gainful, be had, be handy, be of use, be profitable, be subjected to, be worthwhile, benefit, bestead …

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  • 19pay — pay1 verb (past and past participle paid) 1》 give (someone) money due for work, goods, or a debt incurred.     ↘give (a sum of money) thus owed.     ↘(pay someone off) dismiss someone with a final payment. 2》 be profitable or advantageous.… …

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  • 20Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Program for Social Security — ▪ Primary Source              Presidential advisers spent much of 1934 considering programs for unemployment compensation and old age benefits important planks in the Democratic platform of 1932. Unemployment compensation created numerous… …

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