Pay(s) for itself

When the amount of money saved equals or exceeds the cost of an item or service, usually through an extended period of time.

This is very often used as a means of promoting a good or service, such as gutters, food processors, juicers etc. As in:

"Now with Debby Meyer's green bags, you never have to throw away your produce due to spoilage! Produce lasts up to 7 times longer, saving you money and time. This product nearly pays for itself!"

Because Jack bought a home coffee grinder, he can grind his own beans at home! He no longer has to buy more expensive pre-ground coffee, so in essence his new machine pay(s) for itself.

by johnny mc awesome August 19, 2009

pay day is the yay day

phrase denoting the day of the week when one receives his/her paycheck as the day they spend said paycheck on cocaine.

Tomorrow's Thursday...you know what that means pay day is the yay day

by bmc~ October 3, 2012

Pay by ass

When something is so expensive or unreasonably priced that you might as well bend over and let your ass get fucked.

Example 1:

Restaurant bill comes up to $300, "What the fuck! Pay by ass!"

Example 2:

"$10 for some french fries? Pay by ass!"

by RonnieFuckYourAss January 23, 2014

Pay off

Something you're doing,and it is a success in the future.

If you continue on practicing,it will totally pay off.There is a saying,,,Practice makes perfect''

by Toa Pohatu March 28, 2017

Pay the Rent

verb. Going to urinate when drinking large amounts of beer; as such that you don't buy beer you rent it.

"Order another pitcher, I gotta go pay the rent."

by icarus7474 September 30, 2008

pay the devil in hell

This is where "hell to pay" originated from. In the days of wooden ships the timber that kept them afloat were covered in pitch or tar. The tar was applied to the bottom of the ship, or "hell" as it was called, and the process was called "paying". But before any of this was done strips of rope, wound fiber or hemp were pounded between the planks. These strips were called the "devil".

To sum it all up "paying the devil in hell" refers to pounding strips of fiber between planks and then coating them in tar. The term "hell to pay" refers to the constant maintenance of applying tar to keep the ship watertight. A job which no sailor wanted considering that "hell" was the darkest, dankest, disease ridden part of a sailing ship.

You'll pay the devil in hell or we'll all end up at the bottom of the ocean.

by Burt Trimlicker May 31, 2009

pay the piper

1) To get what's coming to you (i.e. get your comeuppance).

You thought you could get away with ripping me off that time. Well, now it's time to pay the piper.

by TheKoW January 12, 2008