pay one's own way

短语

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To pay for oneself, not relying on the generosity of others.

    He paid his own way through community college and then transferred to a state university.

  2. 2.

    Synonym of pay for itself.

    Any in-house product development must pay its own way.