English-Russian translations for pay the bills

• плати́ть по счета́м

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
• who pays the piper calls the tune
• he who pays the piper calls the tune
• pay through the nose
• the craftsmen pay
• pay someone back in their own coin
• at the taxpayer's expense