pay

pay idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with pay, also see (pay the piper) call the tune; crime does not pay; devil to pay; hell to pay; lip service, pay; rob Peter to pay Paul; you get what you pay for.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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