pay good money
idiom
: to pay a lot
We paid good money to see this show, and we want our money's worth!
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That anyone with the good taste to attend one of his concerts would behave so badly — let alone pay good money for two front-row tickets from which to behave so badly — is mind-boggling.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
Also like a castle, a lot of people will pay good money to see a preserved historical example of rock or even a convincing replica of it, especially in Europe.
—Dan Brooks, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
For many companies with a dedicated talent acquisition (TA) team, the recruiting process generates huge amounts of data daily—data that can provide invaluable insights, if leveraged correctly, that a lot of aggregators would pay good money to access.
—Patrick Donegan, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
Companies pay good money to have favorable ad placement — that location on your timeline has nothing to do with a company’s legitimacy.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
Raking in $28 million in its opening weekend, the film is evidence that people will pay good money to watch an animal get high.
—Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2023
And that people would pay good money to hunt them.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2023
People will pay good money for some of these reflections.
—Lauren Silverman, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2022
Many women would pay good money to have them.
—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2022
George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
Also like a castle, a lot of people will pay good money to see a preserved historical example of rock or even a convincing replica of it, especially in Europe.
—Dan Brooks, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
For many companies with a dedicated talent acquisition (TA) team, the recruiting process generates huge amounts of data daily—data that can provide invaluable insights, if leveraged correctly, that a lot of aggregators would pay good money to access.
—Patrick Donegan, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
Companies pay good money to have favorable ad placement — that location on your timeline has nothing to do with a company’s legitimacy.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
Raking in $28 million in its opening weekend, the film is evidence that people will pay good money to watch an animal get high.
—Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2023
And that people would pay good money to hunt them.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2023
People will pay good money for some of these reflections.
—Lauren Silverman, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2022
Many women would pay good money to have them.
—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2022
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