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once you go black, you never go backAn expression assuming that once a person of another race gets in a sexual relationship with a black person they won't return to their own race.Rate it:

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one good turn deserves anotherOne act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness.Rate it:

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one step forward, two steps backA situation in which progress is more than offset by adverse developments.Rate it:

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one's back is upOne is offended or angry.Rate it:

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one's left nutA very high price to be willing to pay for something; usually used after the verb give.Rate it:

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pack upTo put back together.Rate it:

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paid upsimple past tense and past participle of pay upRate it:

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paint your back door red!Fixing to get hiney whooped!Rate it:

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paper tigerA seemingly fierce or powerful person, country or organisation without the ability to back up their words; apparently powerful but actually ineffective.Rate it:

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parier il y a cent (or, gros) à parier qu'ils ne reviendront pasThe odds are that they will not come back.Rate it:

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pat on the backPraise, congratulations.Rate it:

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pat on the backTo praise or congratulate.Rate it:

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pay a visitTo visit.Rate it:

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pay attentionTo be attentive; to focus one's attention.Rate it:

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pay backto pay an amount of money owed to another, to repayRate it:

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pay backto exact revengeRate it:

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pay dividendsto bring about something good as a result of past effort or actions.Rate it:

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pay forTo exchange for, especially money for goods or services.Rate it:

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pay forTo be punished or held accountable for.Rate it:

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pay for itTo suffer the consequences of one's actions.Rate it:

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pay it forwardPerforming a selfless act of kindness (normally for a random stranger) after having been the beneficiary of such an act oneself - the mentality behind which is to make kindness contagious such that it multiplies exponentiallyRate it:

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pay offyield good results; succeed.Rate it:

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pay offTo bribe, especially to deter oversight.Rate it:

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pay offTo become worthwhile after a lapse.Rate it:

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pay one's debt to societyTo serve time in prison or a similar correctional facility.Rate it:

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pay one's duesTo acquire status or to earn the right to enjoy certain benefits, especially through lengthy experience, hardship, or service to an organization.Rate it:

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pay one's duesTo outlay money which is owed as a membership fee or price of admission.Rate it:

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pay outTo distribute money; to disburse.Rate it:

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pay outTo repay, take revenge.Rate it:

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pay outTo slacken a rope by lengthening it; to allow a rope to run out.Rate it:

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pay packetA sealed envelope containing a person's wages.Rate it:

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pay packetthe amount a person earns from employment.Rate it:

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pay the billsTo provide enough income to sustain one's lifestyle.Rate it:

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pay the fiddlerTo contribute in order to participate.Rate it:

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pay the fiddlerTo face the consequences of one’s actions..Rate it:

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pay the freightTo bear the cost.Rate it:

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pay the freightTo pay for the cost of transport.Rate it:

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pay the piperTo pay a monetary debt or experience unfavorable consequences, especially when the payment or consequences are inevitable in spite of attempts to avoid them.Rate it:

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pay the rentTo provide enough income to afford a place to liveRate it:

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pay through the noseTo pay a high price, especially an exorbitant or excessive amount, either in money or in some other manner.Rate it:

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Pay Through the NoseTo pay high price for somethingRate it:

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pay towardsTo subsidize; to contribute to paying part of the cost of; to contribute to.Rate it:

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pay upTo pay for something in total, after a certain amount of time after receiving a purchase.Rate it:

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payer argent comptantTo pay ready money; To pay in hard cash.Rate it:

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payer en bonnes espèces sonnantes (et trébuchantes)To pay in hard cash.Rate it:

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payer la folle enchèreTo pay for one’s rashness, for one’s folly.Rate it:

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payer les pots cassésTo stand the racket; To pay the damage; To face the music.Rate it:

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payer les violonsTo pay the piper.Rate it:

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payer son écotTo pay one’s share (scot).Rate it:

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pecuniam numerare alicui (Att. 16. 16)to pay cash.Rate it:

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