pay one's way

pay one's way
1) жить по средствам, не влезать в долги

I've always paid my way and I've never asked a friend for a loan in all my life. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Round Dozen’) — Я всегда жил по средствам и никогда в жизни не просил приятеля одолжить мне деньги.

A job - having enough money to pay your way - seems the most important thing in the world, now. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 7) — Сейчас для меня работа, возможность сводить концы с концами, кажется, самое важное на свете.

The workers also had no protection whatever against the hazards of unemployment, accidents, sickness, and old age. When they could not pay their way, they were thrown into debtors' prisons - as late as 1833 there were 75,000 workers in these monstrous jails. (W. Foster, ‘History of the Communist Party of United States’, ch. I) — Рабочие всегда были под угрозой безработицы, несчастных случаев, болезней; старость их не была обеспечена. А когда они делали долги, их отправляли в долговую тюрьму. Еще в 1833 году в этих кошмарных тюрьмах находилось 75 000 рабочих.

2) окупать себя

But it has paid its way... and it has produced an effect on dramatic art and public taste in this country... (B. Shaw, ‘Platform and Pulpit’, ‘The Court Theatre’) — Королевский театр окупал себя... Он оказал большое влияние на драматическое искусство в нашей стране и способствовал улучшению вкуса наших зрителей...


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • pay one's way — index defray Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pay\ one's\ way — v. phr. 1. To pay in cash or labor for your expenses. He paid his way by acting as a guide. 2. To be profitable; earn as much as you cost someone; be valuable to an employer; to yield a return above expenses. The bigger truck paid its way from… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • pay one's way — or pay one s own way phrasal to pay one s share of expenses …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pay one's way — phrasal or pay one s own way 1. : to pay expenses as they are incurred 2. : to yield an income at least equal to operating expenses …   Useful english dictionary

  • pay one's way — to produce enough money to cover or pay one s operating or running expenses …   Idioms and examples

  • pay one's way — {v. phr.} 1. To pay in cash or labor for your expenses. * /He paid his way by acting as a guide./ 2. To be profitable; earn as much as you cost someone; be valuable to an employer; to yield a return above expenses. * /The bigger truck paid its… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pay one's way — {v. phr.} 1. To pay in cash or labor for your expenses. * /He paid his way by acting as a guide./ 2. To be profitable; earn as much as you cost someone; be valuable to an employer; to yield a return above expenses. * /The bigger truck paid its… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pay one's own way — phrasal see pay one s way …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pay one's own way — phrasal see pay one s way …   Useful english dictionary

  • pay its (or one's) way — earn enough to cover its or one s costs. → pay …   English new terms dictionary

  • pay one's (own) way — idi pay one s (own) way, to pay one s own share of the expenses; be self supporting …   From formal English to slang


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