Money

• He who pays the piper calls the tune
  тот кто платит, тот и распоряжается

  He who pays the piper calls the tune, so it is for the owner of the cafe to decide who will work there and who won't.
• hit pay dirt
  обнаружить что-либо ценное

  Gloria hit pay dirt while looking through the things in the garret.
• pay a king's ransom (for something)
  заплатить огромные деньги за что-либо

  I am not going to pay a king's ransom for this used car.
• pay as you go
  платить по мере выставления счёта или получения товара

  The shop was forced to pay as they go when the bank refused to give them another loan.
• pay in advance
  платить заранее, (предоплата)

  I registered at the hotel and paid in advance for a single room.
• pay off (someone)
  давать кому-либо взятку, откупиться

  The shopkeeper had to pay off a gang of racketeers who were squeezing money from him.
• pay off (something)
  расплатиться с чем-либо (с долгами)

  Lorna had serious intentions to pay off every debt.
• pay one's own way
  оплатить расходы самому

  In order to pay my own way during college, I had to get a loan in the bank.
• pay the piper
  расплачиваться (за плохие или неправильные действия)

  Joe acted quite insensibly and now he has to pay the piper for his wrong doings.
• pay up
  (срочно) расплатиться

  George lost a small fortune playing poker and his poor wife had to pay up.
• payoff
  взятка

  The deputy mayor received a handsome sum of money as a payoff.