It means that you will pay an exorbitant price for something
The workers were offered an extra day of holidays in lieu of a pay increase. He worked the bank holiday Monday so he will be entitled to a day in lieu of that.
This phrase is an idiom used to convey a threat or promise to punish someone severely or thoroughly. It implies that someone will pay the consequences for their actions, often in a harsh or strict manner.
I will meet with my manager tomorrow to discuss a pay rise.
Yes "awesome job on getting them to pay up" is acceptable grammar.
what is the meaning of one day u will have to pay for dis.
that's going to be expensive! Comes from occasional practice of piercing an indentured servant's septum and hanging a chain from his nose until he had worked off the debt. Having to pay a large sum for an item/service/etc. paying through the nose means paying too much for something or that you give more money for something than its worth or to spend too much money for something that is a ripoff.
As a native speaker of English, sometimes I wonder how these idioms came into being. Paying through the nose means to pay a premium or to pay way too much for something.
through the nose, my friend.
The phrase means that the maker is directing the holder (usually a bank) of an account to pay a sum of money to the person designated.
go to a garage and pay through the nose.
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The phrase "gay for pay" refers to straight men who work traditionally "gay jobs". These jobs range from stripper to bartender, and from security guard to porn star.
When you pay more for something than it's worth, the phrase is you "get taken to the cleaners" on that item.
The idiom for paying far more for an article than it is really worth is "to pay through the nose."
Going bankrupt; In the hole; Pay through the nose and money down the drain.
i need to know another phrase for pay attention
This is a phrase that refers to your plastic credit or debit card. You either pay "in cash," "with a check," or "with plastic." Paying with plastic is how most people pay nowadays.