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Work & Money - Paying & Purchasing

Discover how English idioms like "foot the bill" and "out of pocket" relate to paying and purchasing in English.

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to pay through the nose for something

to pay an unreasonably high price for something

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out of pocket

used for saying that a cost is paid by a person themselves instead of an organization or fund

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at one's expense

used to say who has paid for something

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to foot the bill

to accept the financial burden or responsibility for a certain project, service, or event, and pay for it

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on the hook for something

used to say that someone has to pay for something

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to pay one's (own) way

to pay for one's expenses and not need financial support from others

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going rate

the price that is presently usual for a product or service

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nothing down

not needing to pay anything upfront or to make a deposit

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to pick up the bill for something

to pay the expense of something, usually instead of someone else

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to go Dutch

(of two or more people) to pay one's own share of the costs

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to go halves

to pay half of the expenses each

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to buy a lemon

to purchase an item, typically a product or object, that is defective, unsatisfactory, or of little value or use

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window shopping

the activity of just looking at the goods in the windows of stores without going inside and buying something

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to offer one's hen for sale on a rainy day

to try to sell something when the conditions are not favorable

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