Meaning of pay the freight | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To pay for the cost of transport.
2. To bear the cost.
   idiomatic

Examples

“I don't want to pay the freight on the kind of conspicuous consumption that thrives on Mercedes or Jaguars.”

“Stores that were large enough to pay the freight hired their own in-house detectives and security, but lots of companies were far too small to handle that kind of expense on a full-time basis.”

“McColl was the lawyer of choice for those who could pay the freight.”

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