English-Portuguese translations for pay the bills

• pagar as contas
  Creio que foi esse grande grupo de filósofos suecos que disse: "Dinheiro, dinheiro, dinheiro, trabalho todo o dia, trabalho toda a noite para pagar as contas que tenho de pagar. I think it was that great group of Swedish philosophers who said: 'Money, money, money, I work all day, I work all night to pay the bills I have to pay, ain't it sad.

Definition of pay the bills

• To provide enough income to sustain one's lifestyle

Examples

• Being a dentist isnt so glamorous, but it pays the bills.

Related words

• pay the penalty
• to pay the debt of nature
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• he who pays the piper calls the tune
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• the craftsmen pay
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• at the taxpayer's expense