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In the DoghouseFacing severe penalty, punishment or retribution for having done something wrongRate it:

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it's on meSomeone has offered to pay the costs associated with something.Rate it:

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j'ai de quoi payerI have enough money to pay.Rate it:

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je vous rendrai la pareille1. I will pay you out. 2. I will do the same for you.Rate it:

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keep a close watchto pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.Rate it:

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keep a close watch onTo pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.Rate it:

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keep an eye onTo watch and pay attention to.Rate it:

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kiss upTo pay false flattery to another, particularly a superior at work, in order to get special attention.Rate it:

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kiss upTo pay false flattery.Rate it:

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kiss up toTo pay false flattery to; to flatter in excess.Rate it:

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laundry on the fieldPenalty flags thrown during a football game.Rate it:

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Lend an EarTo pay attention and listen to someoneRate it:

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les battus payent l'amendeThe weakest go to the wall; Those who lose pay.Rate it:

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listen upTo listen closely; to pay attention. Often used in the imperative.Rate it:

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look out! there's a car coming!Pay attention, otherwise you can be ran over.Rate it:

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make a pointTo take care in doing something of something; to pay attention or ensure that something is done.Rate it:

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make it up toto pay back, to return someone a previous good deed.Rate it:

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manoeuvre the apostlesTo rob Peter to pay Paul; that is, to borrow money of one man to pay another.Rate it:

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mind your own businessMind your own business means that we should do our work we should not bother about any others work; pay attention to what you are doing and not to what I am doing.Rate it:

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Mind Your P's and Q'sTo pay full attention to the exact details, watch your manners, to behave carefully, to show good mannersRate it:

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n'avoir que la cape et l'épéeTo be titled but penniless (generally used of young officers who have nothing but their pay).Rate it:

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ne faites pas attention à ses menaces, autant en emporte le ventPay no attention to his threats, they are as light as air.Rate it:

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no cure no payPas de résultats, pas de paiement. Paiement après succès.Rate it:

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no duck no dinnerNo money to pay for food, then you go hungryRate it:

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nomina (cf. sect. XIII. 3) solvere, dissolvere, exsolvereto pay one's debts.Rate it:

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not give someone the time of dayTo ignore someone deliberately; to refuse to talk or pay attention to someone.Rate it:

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now get this!A somewhat stern admonition to: understand this; listen UP!, Pay Attention!Rate it:

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nunca mucho cuesta pocoyou get what you pay for; literally: much never costs littleRate it:

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on the hookIn debt; obligated to pay or provide; liable; responsible or blamed.Rate it:

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one's left nutA very high price to be willing to pay for something; usually used after the verb give.Rate it:

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paid upsimple past tense and past participle of pay upRate it:

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pay a visitTo visit.Rate it:

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pay attentionTo be attentive; to focus one's attention.Rate it:

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pay backto pay an amount of money owed to another, to repayRate it:

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pay backto exact revengeRate it:

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pay dividendsto bring about something good as a result of past effort or actions.Rate it:

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pay forTo exchange for, especially money for goods or services.Rate it:

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pay forTo be punished or held accountable for.Rate it:

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pay for itTo suffer the consequences of one's actions.Rate it:

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pay it forwardPerforming a selfless act of kindness (normally for a random stranger) after having been the beneficiary of such an act oneself - the mentality behind which is to make kindness contagious such that it multiplies exponentiallyRate it:

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pay no mindto disregard, ignore, or not give any attention to someone or somethingRate it:

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pay offyield good results; succeed.Rate it:

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pay offTo bribe, especially to deter oversight.Rate it:

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pay offTo become worthwhile after a lapse.Rate it:

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pay one's debt to societyTo serve time in prison or a similar correctional facility.Rate it:

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pay one's duesTo acquire status or to earn the right to enjoy certain benefits, especially through lengthy experience, hardship, or service to an organization.Rate it:

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pay one's duesTo outlay money which is owed as a membership fee or price of admission.Rate it:

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pay outTo distribute money; to disburse.Rate it:

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pay outTo repay, take revenge.Rate it:

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pay outTo slacken a rope by lengthening it; to allow a rope to run out.Rate it:

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