pay the bills

Verb

Meaning

pay the bills (third-person singular simple present pays the bills, present participle paying the bills, simple past and past participle paid the bills)

(idiomatic, of a job) To provide enough income to sustain one's lifestyle.
Being a dentist isn't so glamorous, but it pays the bills.

Examples

If you want to charge wirelessly, the OnePlus 8 Pro has the skills to pay the bills, so to speak. Source: Internet

Dietrich claimed Hughes developed a plan by which Hughes Tool Company profits would be inflated to sell the company for a windfall that would pay the bills for the 880s. Source: Internet

“It’s short-sighted for us to encourage workers to stay home if we know we’re leaving them without options to pay the bills and keep a roof over their heads.” Source: Internet

"It is a deferred revenue, ultimately it has to be settled up by the restaurant, but it does increase cash flow for a small business and can help them pay the bills and or employees in the interim." Source: Internet

International students frequently carried very high workloads in an effort to pay the bills, and their academic performance often suffered. Source: Internet

But all of that was never meant to pay the bills. Source: Internet

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