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1 pay one's passage
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2 pay one's debts
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3 pay one's respects to
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4 pay one's share
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5 pay one's addresses to someone
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6 pay one's attentions to someone
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7 pay one's last respects to someone
English-Dutch dictionary > pay one's last respects to someone
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8 pay one's respects to someone
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9 pay one's score
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10 pay one's way through college
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11 pay one's way
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12 pay one's shot
расплачиваться по счёту (в гостинице, ресторане и т. п.) -
13 pay one's debt to nature
эвф.(pay one's debt to nature (тж. pay the debt of nature))отдать дань природе, скончаться [этим. лат. pacare debitum naturae]‘Paddy?’ says Alf. ‘Ay,’ says Joe. ‘He paid the debt of nature, God be merciful to him.’ (J. Joyce, ‘Ulysses’) — - Пэдди умер? - спросил Альф. - Увы, - ответил Джо, - отдал дань природе. Упокой, Господи, душу его.
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14 pay one's shot
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15 pay one's compliments to smb.
(pay (или present) one's compliments to smb.)Large English-Russian phrasebook > pay one's compliments to smb.
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16 pay one's way
1) жить по средствам, не влезать в долгиI've always paid my way and I've never asked a friend for a loan in all my life. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Round Dozen’) — Я всегда жил по средствам и никогда в жизни не просил приятеля одолжить мне деньги.
A job - having enough money to pay your way - seems the most important thing in the world, now. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 7) — Сейчас для меня работа, возможность сводить концы с концами, кажется, самое важное на свете.
The workers also had no protection whatever against the hazards of unemployment, accidents, sickness, and old age. When they could not pay their way, they were thrown into debtors' prisons - as late as 1833 there were 75,000 workers in these monstrous jails. (W. Foster, ‘History of the Communist Party of United States’, ch. I) — Рабочие всегда были под угрозой безработицы, несчастных случаев, болезней; старость их не была обеспечена. А когда они делали долги, их отправляли в долговую тюрьму. Еще в 1833 году в этих кошмарных тюрьмах находилось 75 000 рабочих.
2) окупать себяBut it has paid its way... and it has produced an effect on dramatic art and public taste in this country... (B. Shaw, ‘Platform and Pulpit’, ‘The Court Theatre’) — Королевский театр окупал себя... Он оказал большое влияние на драматическое искусство в нашей стране и способствовал улучшению вкуса наших зрителей...
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17 pay one's dues
expr AmE infmlHe worked hard to get to where he is today. He paid his dues and did what he was told — Ему стоило большого труда стать тем, кем он стал сегодня. Но он это заслужил, работая безропотно, как вол
You have to start at the bottom. Pay your dues — Начни как простой служащий. Делай все, что тебе поручат
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > pay one's dues
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18 pay one's respects to smb.
засвидетельствовать кому-л. своё почтение; выразить кому-л. своё уважениеBe so good as to direct me to the artistes' dressing-rooms. We wish to pay our respects to Madame Stella. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘Gigolo and Gigolette’) — Будьте добры сказать нам, как пройти в артистическую. Мы хотим засвидетельствовать свое почтение мадам Стелле.
The Hibernia Hose Company paid its respects to the deceased with an impressive floral tribute. (RHD) — Ирландская компания по производству брандспойтов выразила уважение усопшему, прислав большой венок из живых цветов.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > pay one's respects to smb.
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19 pay one's way
1) (of smb.) жить пo cpeдcтвaм, нe влeзaть в дoлгиA job - having enough money to pay your way - seems the most important tiling in the world, now (K. S. Prichard). I've always paid my way and I've never asked a friend for a loan in all my life (W. S. Maugham)2) (of smth.) oкупaть ceбяBut it [кopoлeвcкий тeaтp] has paid its way... and it has produced an effect on dramatic art and public taste in this country (C. B. Shaw) -
20 pay one back in one's own coin
Пословица: платить кому-либо его же монетойУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > pay one back in one's own coin
См. также в других словарях:
pay one's scot — pay one s fair share, pay one s portion of the cost … English contemporary dictionary
pay one's shot — pay one s fair share, pay one s portion of the cost … English contemporary dictionary
pay one's last respects — ► pay one s last respects show respect towards a dead person by attending their funeral. Main Entry: ↑pay … English terms dictionary
pay one's — ● pay … Useful english dictionary
pay one's dues — ► pay one s dues fulfil one s obligations. Main Entry: ↑due … English terms dictionary
pay one's way — index defray Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pay one's devoirs — pay one s respects formally. → devoid of … English new terms dictionary
pay one's way — or pay one s own way phrasal to pay one s share of expenses … New Collegiate Dictionary
pay\ one's\ way — v. phr. 1. To pay in cash or labor for your expenses. He paid his way by acting as a guide. 2. To be profitable; earn as much as you cost someone; be valuable to an employer; to yield a return above expenses. The bigger truck paid its way from… … Словарь американских идиом
pay one's (own) way — idi pay one s (own) way, to pay one s own share of the expenses; be self supporting … From formal English to slang
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