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paying for it

paying for it

Date: Jan 09 2003

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“I did that interview 10 years ago, and I’ve been paying for it ever since.”
- George Clooney, talking about an interview where he said he would remain a bachelor forever.

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

enduring the consequences; enduring the bad things that have happened as a result; suffering; being affected by it

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

Paying for it” is a common expression used in many different contexts. You can use it to describe the feeling you get any time you’re experiencing the results of a mistake you made. For example, if you broke one of your mother’s favorite plates, she might remind you of it every night at dinner time. You’d be “paying for it” every night. Or, if you do poorly in school, you could be “paying for it” for the rest of your life, because it will make it harder to get a good job.

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

””I can’t believe I’m still paying for the mistake I made with Julie. All I said was that I thought she looked bad in jeans. Now she gets mad at me every time we see jeans in the store! It sucks!”“

””Dude, you need to be a more careful driver. If you get in an accident, you’re going to be paying for it for a long time. I got in an accident a few years ago and I still have problems because of it.”“

””I left my backpack at home this morning and I’ve been paying for it all day. I didn’t have my books for class; I didn’t have any money for lunch; and I didn’t have my extra clothes, so I couldn’t exercise.”“

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

Paying for it means suffering the bad consequences or having disadvantages because of it (can range from literally having to pay money to being confronted with the things you said earlier, like George Clooney).
by Jasper (Deventer, The Netherlands)
I think paying for it in this context means suffering from what he said ten years ago,costing him a lot for saying that because he has been single till now. This phrase can be used in a situation in which someone’s life has been influenced a lot for what he had done or said before.
by Grace (Toronto)
Paying for it is something like the word regret.
by Saedong (Seoul, South Korea)
Paying for it” here may mean: be unfavorable because one does something improperly.
by Sirenfairy (Suzhou, China)
I think “paying for it” means bear the consequences of that interview,have all the responsibility for something that you almost forgot you have told.
by Kornelia (Bulgaria)
The meaning of “paying for it” is “suffering from the past experience that happened before”.
by Josh (Taipei. Taiwan)
I guess ‘paying for it’ means he’s keeping his promise or doing what he’s said he would do before. He is like paying a price by performing what he promised to do.
by Vincent (Hong Kong, PRC)
“Pay for it” means suffer for something you have said or done before.
by Cecilia (Taipei, Taiwan)
Paying for it” could mean:suffering from consequences of a past action in many ways,not only directly but also indirectly (example: people remind you of that action and tell you off).
by Genie (Italy, Rome)
Paying for it” in this week’s quote means “I have been suffering from or affected by or troubled with its consequences”
by Najib (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Paying for it” means you are taking the consequences for things you said or did.
by Charis (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
Paying for it,” being punished for it.
by GC
I think “pay for it ” means you have to give a cost when you do something.
by Tangyad
Paying for it” means to bear the consequences of an event or happening.
by Anjali (Doha Qatar)
I think “paying for it” means “redeem” for example ” sooner or later she will pay for her evil deeds”.
by Roohollah (Iran)
Paying for it means: that now hes paying the price of that, to pay ones dues ,or that he made a mistake by saying that & now hes paying the price for it because he has to stick on his word.
by Desiderata (Faiha, Kuwait)
I guess “paying for it” means that people are always reminding him what he said.
by Claudia (Ribeirao Preto – SP – Brazil)
I assumed it was about a boss/manager talking about an employee that he/she interviewed and hired 10 years ago and this employee is not good enough so the manager has been paying “the price” from 10 years ago to now.
by Laura (Taichung, Taiwan)

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