Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pay one's respect to — {v. phr.} To discharge one s social obligations by visiting someone or by calling them on the phone. * /The newly arrived people paid their respects to their various neighbors during their first couple of weeks in town./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pay\ one's\ respect\ to — v. phr. To discharge one s social obligations by visiting someone or by calling them on the phone. The newly arrived people paid their respects to their various neighbors during their first couple of weeks in town … Словарь американских идиом
pay one's last respects — ► pay one s last respects show respect towards a dead person by attending their funeral. Main Entry: ↑pay … English terms dictionary
pay one's dues — idi pay one s dues, to earn respect by working hard and accumulating experience … From formal English to slang
pay one's last respects — show respect towards a dead person by attending their funeral. → pay … English new terms dictionary
pay one's last respects — show respect toward a dead person by attending their funeral … Useful english dictionary
To pay one's attentions to — Attention At*ten tion, n. [L. attentio: cf. F. attention.] 1. The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or special consideration; earnest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pay — ► VERB (past and past part. paid) 1) give (someone) money due for work, goods, or an outstanding debt. 2) give (a sum of money) thus owed. 3) be profitable or advantageous: crime doesn t pay. 4) suffer a loss or misfortune as a consequence of an… … English terms dictionary
respect — [ri spekt′] vt. [< L respectus, pp. of respicere, to look at, look back on, respect < re , back + specere, to look at: see SPY] 1. a) to feel or show honor or esteem for; hold in high regard b) to consider or treat with deference or dutiful … English World dictionary
respect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. t. heed, regard; relate to, refer to. n. esteem; feature, particular; (pl.) compliments. See respect, relation, courtesy. II High esteem Nouns 1. respect, regard, consideration, courtesy, attention … English dictionary for students
