(transitive) to pay (for) / (transitive) to pay (someone) / (transitive) to buy (something)

(informal) to pay dearly

(informal, rare) to pay through the nose

to underpay

to pay the piper, to pay the price, to pay the penalty, to be left to pick up the pieces, to be left holding the baby

(figuratively) to pay out of one's own pocket

(informal) (transitive with de) to make fun of, to laugh at, to take the piss out of

(informal) (transitive with de) to make fun of, to laugh at, to take the piss out of

to pay through the nose for something; to pay over the odds for something / to pay a high price for something, to pay the price of something

to trouble oneself with, invest oneself in, take the pain (to do something) / to sacrifice oneself for others