B1idiomsuccessIELTS-friendly
pay off
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(of hard work or a plan) to bring a good result
No object in this sense: 'Hard work pays off.' With an object it means 'pay all of a debt' (pay off a loan).
In context
All those evenings practising English finally paid off when Huy passed his interview.
It was a risky idea, but it paid off and sales doubled.
More idioms about success
- a blessing in disguisesomething that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
- a close calla situation in which you only just avoid danger or failure
- a dream come truesomething you have wanted for a long time that has finally happened
- a feather in your capan achievement that you can be proud of and that may help you later
- a flash in the pana sudden success that does not last or happen again