pay the bills



pay the bills

Literally, to pay for one's expenses (such as rent, utilities, etc.). I'm so broke this month that I can hardly pay the bills. Being an actor won't necessarily pay the bills, honey, so I think you should study something else in college.
See also: bill, pay

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Camilla[kə'milə]
Aminah (1)-Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
ApphiaAF-ee-ə (English), AP-fee-ə (English)Biblical
Henriettahen-ree-ET-ə (English)English, Hungarian, Finnish, Swedish, Dutch
Allannahə-LAN-əEnglish (Rare)
Kiri-Maori