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Paying to paint the fish

Something that you could could afford to do, but won't do because you think it's a waste of money. Going above and beyond what's necessary for a normal person, and paying a premium price for it.
John - "Did you hear that Will put in a koi pond and had the fish painted color coordinated to his decor?"
Bob - "That's the most literal example of "paying to paint the fish" I've ever heard."
by DaDefinition January 25, 2023
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Pay Me or I will BlaCkMailYou

A sentence people use when they want money.
Best described by the poems of Ewan McTeagle.
Could you lend me a five bob till the next week?

Pay Me or I will BlaCkMailYou!
by ADAM JENCA67 48UIJRK February 4, 2023
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Full-time spirit and part-time pay

This expression refers to someone who has the performance, mentality, work ethic, and mindset of a (good) full-time employee but unfortunately has the pay of a part-time employee (as that is what they technically are).
I go above and beyond work all the time. I love it so much and hate it at the same time. It is such a complicated relationship I have and the situation has just really made me realize that I have a full-time spirit and part-time pay. It's truly so unfair!
by LingDanc803 February 9, 2023
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overtime without pay

by BabbleBoy February 19, 2023
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had bills to pay

performed well
When Margot Robbie showed up in THE WOLF OF WALL STREET and told Leo that she was "so sick and tired of wearing panties" as a punishment for him... Girl had bills to PAY!
by Swag *OFFICIAL* October 29, 2023
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had bills to pay

performed well, as if they needed to get paid for it
When Margot Robbie showed up in THE WOLF OF WALL STREET and punished Leo by telling him "she was so sick and tired of wearing panties"... Girl had bills to PAY!
by Swag *OFFICIAL* October 29, 2023
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pay-back-ism

Pay-back-ism is a term used by thugs/187 empire meaning the opposite of revenge-ism more of just compensation and maybe a little more then just payback more like a reckoning- ism :go to definition in Urban
I don't care if they know or not but it's about time for some pay-back-ism you down
by k187c November 1, 2023
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