in the pay of

English

Prepositional phrase

in the pay of

(derogatory) Employed by (someone), often secretly.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: palkkalistoilla (of -> preceded by genitive)
French: à la solde de (fr)
Polish: na usługi impf

Further reading

“in the pay of”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“in the pay of”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“in the pay of somebody” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
“in the pay of someone” (US) / “in the pay of someone” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.

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