pay good money after bad in English

Forms: pays good money after bad [present, singular, third-person], paying good money after bad [participle, present], payed good money after bad [participle, past], payed good money after bad [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pay good money after bad (third-person singular simple present pays good money after bad, present participle paying good money after bad, simple past and past participle payed good money after bad)

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        "third-person"
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    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "past"
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    },
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"pay good money after bad" meaning in English

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