Sentence examples of "pay off" in English
His decision to quit his old job and start his own business really paid off.
Seine Entscheidung, seine alte Anstellung aufzugeben und sich selbstständig zu machen, zahlte sich wirklich aus.
In short, he's run off without paying off his debt.
Kurzum hat er sich davongemacht, ohne seine Schulden zu begleichen.
As she couldn't pay for a ticket, the driver asked her to get off the bus.
Da sie ihre Fahrkarte nicht bezahlen konnte, forderte der Busfahrer sie auf, auszusteigen.
She let him pay the bill as a matter of course.
Sie ließ wie selbstverständlich ihn die Rechnung zahlen.
It's ludicrous to continue business operations while selling off bit by bit the land on which your business depends.
Es ist einfach lächerlich, seine Geschäfte weiterzuführen, während man schrittweise das Land verkauft, von dem diese Geschäfte abhängig sind.
As soon as I get paid, I'll pay you back.
Sobald ich meinen Lohn erhalte, zahle ich dir dein Geld zurück.
I thought she was angry at me because I didn't pay the bill in time.
Ich dachte, sie wäre wütend auf mich, weil ich die Rechnung nicht rechtzeitig bezahlte.
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