pay off

pay off  付清，偿清，付清工资后解雇，取得成功

【例句】

◆ She's paid off all her debts．她还清了所有的债务。    

◆ His work was most unsatisfactory, so we paid him off at the end of the week．他的工作非常差劲，因此我们在周末给他算清工资后就把他解雇了。    

◆ This paid off because she won an award for the report．她的坚持获得了成功，因为她的报道获奖了。（北师大版，必修⑤，Unit 14）

【微测】

The athlete's years of hard training            when she finally won the Olympic gold medal. （安徽高考）

  A．went on     B．got through    C. paid off    D.ended up    

[C]