Pay One's Own Way Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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pay one's own way What does pay one's own way mean?	to pay the costs for something by oneself	The young man was forced to pay his own way during college.
pay one's own way What does pay one's own way mean?	to pay the costs for something yourself	The young girl paid her own way through college.
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snake in the grass What does "snake in the grass" mean?	a low and dishonest person	The man is a snake in the grass and nobody likes him.

PC What does "PC" mean?	Politically Correct - language that is not harmful or insulting to others	Politically Correct - language that is not harmful or insulting to othersThe university had a very strict policy that says that all material published in the school newspaper must be PC.
scorcher What does "scorcher" mean?	very hot, sunny day
at a premium What does "at a premium" mean?	at a higher price than usual because of something special	The tickets for the final basketball game were selling at a premium.
Jump down someone's throat What does "Jump down someone's throat" mean?	If you jump down someone's throat, you criticise or chastise them severely.
hold one`s breath What does "hold one`s breath" mean?	to stop breathing for a moment, to stop doing something and wait until something happens	I held my breath and waited to see if my name had been called for an interview with the movie company.
Going overboard What does "Going overboard" mean?	If you go overboard with something, then you take something too far, or do too much.
cut the mustard What does "cut the mustard" mean?	to reach the required standard for something	The man does not cut the mustard and he will never be able to work here.
cash in one's chips What does "cash in one's chips" mean?	to take one's gambling chips to a teller in a casino for money, to sell something for a profit	It was getting late so I decided to cash in my chips and go home. My Internet stock had done very well so I decided to cash in my chips and take the money.
house of cards What does "house of cards" mean?	a poorly thought out plan, something that is badly put together and easily knocked over	a poorly thought out plan, something that is badly put together and easily knocked overThe large company was like a house of cards and when there were financial problems in one area the whole business was hurt.

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Pay One's Own Way Idiom