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 {sth} [phrase]

to pay an unreasonably high price for something

Ex: The tourist paid through the nose for the hotel room due to its prime location .

{num} out of {one's} own pocket [phrase]

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 [phrase]

used to say who has paid for something

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to [foot] the bill [phrase]

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

Ex: The government will foot the bill for disaster relief .

on the hook for {sth} [phrase]

used to say that someone has to pay for something

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to [pay] {one's} (own|) [way] [phrase]

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

Ex: Since she wanted to be independent , she decided to pay her own way through college by working part-time .

going rate [noun]

the price that is presently usual for a product or service

Ex: The consultant charged the going rate for her services , which was in line with other professionals in the field .

nothing down [phrase]

not needing to pay anything upfront or to make a deposit

Ex: The furniture store allowed customers to take home furniture with nothing down and deferred payments for several months .

to [pick] up the (bill|check|tab) for {sth} [phrase]

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

Ex: The company 's CEO decided to pick up the bill for the team 's business trip expenses .

to [go] Dutch [phrase]

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

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to [go] halves [phrase]

to pay half of the expenses each

Ex: She agreed to go halves with her friend on buying a gift for their teacher .

to [buy] a lemon [phrase]

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 [noun]

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

Ex: She did window shopping to find gift ideas for her friends .

to [offer] {one's} [hen] for sale on a rainy day [phrase]

to try to sell something when the conditions are not favorable

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