Idioms

pay one's dues
to earn one's right to something through hard work or suffering
The young athlete paid his dues and became a member of the best team in the city.

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  • pay one's last respects
  • pay one's own way
  • pay the piper
  • pay through the nose (for something)
  • pay to (do something)
  • pay up
  • pecking order
  • peeping Tom
  • peg away (at something)
  • penny-wise and pound-foolish
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  • get one's own way
  • never fear
  • persist in (doing something)
  • take the edge off (something)
  • a flight of fancy
  • pay off (something) or pay (something) off
  • look at (someone) cross-eyed
  • pull the rug out from under (someone)
  • pass the time
  • kiss and make up


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