Be paid
To get
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Marla once tried to get her fired but Stuart refused, because she's so incompetent (and thus can be paid a lower wage).
Source: Comic Strip / Retail -
After Hank's barber Jack bleaches Hank's hair out of spite, Hank is told by Buck that he can't be paid for the day and has to take the afternoon off to get his hair dyed back to "a boy's color." Hair is always serious business to Bill; despite all his quirks, he's one hell of a barber.
- The new citylord wants the money and keeps trying to find ways to get it, such as making the other villagers think that they'll be rewarded if they steal them for him, or suggesting that Kaladin's parents shouldn't be paid for work.
Source: A MacGuffin Full of Money
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