Idiom
pay the bills
Meaning
To provide enough income to sustain one's lifestyle.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I work at a cafe to pay the bills.”
“She took a job she did not enjoy just to pay the bills while she finished her degree.”
“Although he longed to pursue his passion for painting, he accepted a corporate position solely to pay the bills and support his growing family.”
Examples
simple
“I work at a cafe to pay the bills.”
contextual
“She took a job she did not enjoy just to pay the bills while she finished her degree.”
complex
“Although he longed to pursue his passion for painting, he accepted a corporate position solely to pay the bills and support his growing family.”
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