Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
pay someone back — pay (someone/something) back to return money that you have borrowed. I ll pay you back as soon as I get my next paycheck. I ll pay the money back on Friday. It will take years for him to pay back his student loans … New idioms dictionary
pay something back — pay (someone/something) back to return money that you have borrowed. I ll pay you back as soon as I get my next paycheck. I ll pay the money back on Friday. It will take years for him to pay back his student loans … New idioms dictionary
pay something back — REPAY, pay off, give back, return, reimburse, refund. → pay * * * repay a loan to someone the money should be paid back with interest | [with two objs.] they did pay me back the money * * * ˌpay sb ˈback (sth) | ˌpay sthˈback (to sb) derived to… … Useful english dictionary
pay sb back — UK US pay sb/sth back Phrasal Verb with pay({{}}/peɪ/ verb (paid, paid) ► to pay someone the money that you owe them: »You need to pay back the loan within five years. »I m happy to lend you the money, but when will you pay me back? → Compare… … Financial and business terms
pay sth back — UK US pay sb/sth back Phrasal Verb with pay({{}}/peɪ/ verb (paid, paid) ► to pay someone the money that you owe them: »You need to pay back the loan within five years. »I m happy to lend you the money, but when will you pay me back? → Compare… … Financial and business terms
pay someone back — repay a loan to someone a regular amount was deducted from my wages to pay her back ■ figurative take revenge on someone a terrorist group had decided to pay him back for short changing them ■ reward someone for something done earlier I took Aunt … Useful english dictionary
pay something back to somebody — ˌpay sb ˈback (sth) | ˌpay sthˈback (to sb) derived to return money that you borrowed from sb Syn: ↑repay • I ll pay you back next week. • You can pay back the loan over a per … Useful english dictionary
pay somebody back something — ˌpay sb ˈback (sth) | ˌpay sthˈback (to sb) derived to return money that you borrowed from sb Syn: ↑repay • I ll pay you back next week. • You can pay back the loan over a per … Useful english dictionary
pay (someone) back in (their) own coin — British & Australian, old fashioned to treat someone in the same bad way that they have treated you. I decided to pay her back in her own coin and refuse to help her … New idioms dictionary
pay somebody back for something — ˌpay sb ˈback (for sth) derived to punish sb for making you or sb else suffer • I ll pay him back for making me look like a fool in front of everyone. related noun ↑payback Main entry: ↑payderived … Useful english dictionary
