pay as one goes
To pay cash; to pay at once; to avoid charging anything bought; to avoid debt entirely by paying cash. Usually used with you.
It is best to pay as you go; then you will not have to worry about paying debts later.
pay one back in his own coin
To retaliate.
Jim refused to help Bob when he needed it most, so Bob decided to pay him back in his own coin and told him to go and look for help elsewhere.
pay one's respect to
To discharge one's social obligations by visiting someone or by calling them on the phone.
The newly arrived people paid their respects to their various neighbors during their first couple of weeks in town.
pay one's way
To pay in cash or labor for your expenses.
He paid his way by acting as a guide.
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 the start.
We had to offer our new manager a large salary, but he was a capable man, and paid his way.
penny for one's thoughts
penny for your thoughts
Please tell me what you are thinking about; what's your day-dream.
Просьба сказать что человек думает, каковы его мечтания.
"A penny for your thoughts!" he exclaimed.
You look pensive. A penny for your thoughts.
Ты такой задумчивый. Что у тебя на уме?
people who live in glass houses should not throw stones
Do not complain about other people if you are as bad as they are. A proverb.
Mary says that Betty is jealous, but Mary is more jealous herself. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
pick one's teeth
To clean one's teeth with a toothpick.
It is considered poor manners to pick one's teeth in public.
pick one's way
To go ahead carefully in difficult or unfamiliar places; advance with care.
After nightfall we drove slowly along, picking our way until we found the right turn.
He picked his way across the rough and rocky hillside.