Antonyms for pay one's dues


Grammar : Verb
Spell : doo, dyoo
Phonetic Transcription : du, dyu


Definition of pay one's dues

Origin :
  • early 14c., "customary, regular;" mid-14c., "owing, payable," from Old French deu, past participle of devoir "to owe," from Latin debere "to owe" (see debt).
  • In reference to points of the compass (e.g. due east) it is attested from c.1600, originally nautical, from notion of "fitting, rightful." As an adverb from 1590s; as a noun from early 15c. Prepositional phrase due to (much maligned by grammarians) is from 1897.
  • As in atone : verb compensate; make amends for former misdoing
  • As in pay : verb get revenge
  • As in reciprocate : verb exchange, alternate; equal
  • As in rectify : verb correct a situation; make something right
  • As in redress : verb change, rectify
  • As in earn : verb make money
  • As in expiate : verb make amends for
  • As in amend : verb improve, correct

Synonyms for pay one's dues

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