| 单词 | to pay one's way |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pay one's way j. to pay one's way. extracted from wayn.1int.1 (a) To defray the costs and expenses of one's journey. Later also: to meet the costs associated with a course of action, esp. a period of study at a college or university. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > [verb (intransitive)] > pay expenses of travel to pay one's way1634 1634 P. Harris Fratres Sobrii Estote v. 73 Being prevented by death before he could pay his way, & bid his friends farewell in Rome. 1685 N. Tate Cuckolds-Haven ii. ii. 21 Come Gentlemen, shall we dispatch? to the Tavern I know our noble Knight will pay his Way. a1825 Willie Wallace vi, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1889) III. vi. 271/2 Take ye that, ye belted knight, 'T will pay your way till ye come down. 1897 Southeastern Reporter 25 665 Why didn't you give him the money to pay your way to Marietta when you could not find your ticket? 1901 Ld. Milner Let. in J. A. Smith John Buchan (1979) 34/2 You will have to pay your own way out—about £60 tout compris. 1911 Pract. Druggist Sept. 25/1 At..St. Johnsbury College Preparatory College he paid his way by sawing wood, doing odd jobs around town, conducting a boarding club, etc. 1961 J. Carew Last Barbarian 56 Two years in America struggling to pay his way through university had rubbed off some of his pride. 2002 Rolling Stone 28 Feb. 38/3 He was going to pay his way through college, and he was going to become a rock star. Or a lawyer. 2011 Independent 29 Sept. (Viewspaper section) 14/5 Marcel..had to pay her own way to Los Angeles and hawk the script around the major networks. (b) To succeed in paying one's expenses as they arise, without incurring debts; to be financially self-supporting. Later also: to pay one's share or contribution without sponging off others. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > be solvent [verb (intransitive)] able to tine or win1340 to have (also get) beforehand1526 to keep (also hold, etc.) one's head above water1608 to pay one's way1786 1786 J. Cobb Strangers at Home ii. 33 For my part, I had rather pay my own way in Florence, than be treated so by the best Algerine of 'em all! 1796 J. G. Holman Abroad & at Home ii. iv. 52 Never be in debt longer than you can help. Always pay your way. 1803 G. Colman John Bull ii. iii. 28 I earned my fair profits, I paid my fair way. 1858 A. Trollope Three Clerks I. iii. 41 Mrs. Woodward..had there maintained a good repute, paying her way from month to month as widows with limited incomes should do. 1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 249 By reforming the laws, and checking monopolies, he enabled the kingdom to pay its way without grinding the poor. 1899 Lady M. Verney Verney Mem. IV. 155 By great economy John has just paid his way. 1912 B. Thomas Picture Tales from Welsh Hills 17 He never took the faintest interest in anything or anybody here, but was always civil-spoken and always paid his way. 1998 C. Aherne et al. Royle Family Scripts: Series 1 (1999) Episode 3. 69 Sound fellow, liked his ale, always paid his way, stood his corner, paid half towards our wedding. (c) to pay its way: (of a business venture) to make a profit (or at least break even) rather than making a loss; to be financially viable. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > be solvent [verb (intransitive)] > of a business undertaking to pay its way1799 1799 in R. Brown Gen. View Agric. W. Riding Yorks. xiii. 183 If it [sc. clover] is only of double value, the farm will be loosing one third part of what it should make to pay its way. 1848 L. M. Sargent Temperance Tales II. 287 All this ere philanthropy business must pay its own way..; folks are tolerably ready to come to the meetings, but they're awful afeard o' the cost on 'em. 1885 Times (Weekly ed.) 2 Oct. 15/3 The pier has never come near paying its way. 1892 Law Times Rep. 67 139/1 It seems to me a most reasonable thing for a person applying for shares to look for a guarantee of interest until the concern can pay its own way. 1937 Life 13 Sept. 41/2 (caption) To enable it to pay its way, golf-minded steelworkers must put up $100 for initiation fee. 1989 I. Taylor George Eliot (1990) viii. 94 The magazine never paid its way..and it had to be kept afloat by regular injections of capital from sponsors. 2003 High Country News 20 Jan. 2/2 If the site is going to survive for the long haul, it needs to start paying its way. < as lemmas |
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