Pay Off Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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pay off What does pay off mean?	to yield good results	My risks in starting the new business finally paid off.
pay off What does pay off mean?	to succeed, to yield good results	I hope that our plans for the new business will pay off.
pay off What does pay off mean?	to succeed, to yield good results	I hope that our plans for the new business will pay off.
pay off What does pay off mean?	to yield good results	My risks in starting the new business finally paid off.
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Hold on! What does "Hold on!" mean?	wait a minute, stop, wait and not hang up the phone	"Please hold on for a minute while I go back and lock the window."
shag off What does "shag off" mean?	depart; leave
roll with the punches What does "roll with the punches" mean?	adapt to difficult circumstances (from boxing where a boxer moves away or rolls from a punch to lessen its impact)	adapt to difficult circumstances (from boxing where a boxer moves away or rolls from a punch to lessen its impact)My sister is able to roll with the punches and can handle the many problems in her work very well.
sit back What does "sit back" mean?	to be built a distance away from a street	The large mansion sits back three hundred meters from the street.
Short horse soon curried What does "Short horse soon curried" mean?	A convenient and superficial explanation that is normally unconvincing is a short horse soon curried.
take up (clothes) What does "take up (clothes)" mean?	to make a skirt/dress/pants shorter	I went back to the department store to see if they could take up my suit pants.
New sheriff in town What does "New sheriff in town" mean?	This is used when a new authority figure takes charge.

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Pay Off Idiom