pay dues to society

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• pay one’s dues to society — tv. to serve a prison or jail sentence. □ I served ten years in prison. I’ve paid my dues to society. The matter is settled. □ I took my medicine and paid my dues. Stop trying to punish me more …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• pay one’s dues — tv. to serve one’s time in a menial role. (See also pay one’s dues (to society).) □ I spent some time as a bus boy, so I’ve paid my dues in the serving business. □ You have to start out at the bottom. Pay your dues, and then you’ll appreciate… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• pay one's dues — phrasal 1. : to experience life s hardships : earn a right or position through experience, suffering, or hard work 2. : to suffer the consequences of or penalty for an act * * * pay one s dues (informal) To work hard and suffer hardship before… …   Useful english dictionary

• pay — 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)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dues — Annual or other regular payments made by a member of an association, club, society, or fraternal order. The sums of money which a member of a mutual benefit society or benevolent association must pay toward the support of the society in order to… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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