American Idioms and Expressions

Pay Off Idiom

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pay off
What does pay off mean?
to yield good resultsMy risks in starting the new business finally paid off.
pay off
What does pay off mean?
to succeed, to yield good resultsI 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.


Some Random Idioms
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 streetThe 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 shorterI 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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