Pay To (do Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Pay To (do Something) Idiom mean?

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pay to (do something) What does pay to (do something) mean?	to be beneficial to do something	I decided that it would pay to buy a new car rather than fix my old car.
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To cut a long story short What does "To cut a long story short" mean?	This idiom is used as a way of shortening a story by getting to to the end or the point.
skip bail What does "skip bail" mean?	to run away and not come to trial and therefore give up any money that you may have paid the court to guarantee that you appear	The man skipped bail and went to another city before he was arrested again.
go through (something) What does "go through (something)" mean?	to discuss something, to look at something, to do something	The teacher decided to go through the exercise after the test.
pitch camp What does "pitch camp" mean?	to set up or arrange a campsite	We stopped for the night next to a small river and pitched camp.
fall head over heels in love (with someone) What does "fall head over heels in love (with someone)" mean?	to fall deeply in love with someone	The young man fell head over heels in love with the girl in his English class.
dagwood What does "dagwood" mean?	huge sandwich
on bended knee What does "on bended knee" mean?	with great humility	The young man was on bended knee when he asked his girlfriend to marry him.

chicken feed What does "chicken feed" mean?	a small amount of money	The amount of money that I paid for the used car was chicken feed.
ocean(s) of (something) What does "ocean(s) of (something)" mean?	a very large amount of something	There was oceans of food at the party.
keep one's hand in (something) What does "keep one's hand in (something)" mean?	to retain one's control of something, to practice something so that you do not forget it	The animal trainer is trying to keep his hand in his work even though he has retired.

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Pay To (do Something) Idiom