单词 | in the pay of |
释义 | in the pay of phrase [PHRASE noun] See full dictionary entry for pay If you say that someone is in the pay of a certain person or group, you disapprove of the fact that they are being paid by and are working for that person or group, often secretly or illegally. [disapproval] He was betrayed by a spy who was in the pay of his old enemy. |
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