SON: How much does it cost to get married, dad?
FATHER: I don't know. I'm still paying for it...
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VOCABULARY
To pay for something = obviously in a literal sense this means to give money in return for a product or service, but we can also use “to pay” in a figurative sense, meaning that you pay for something you have done with personal suffering.
WHY IS IT FUNNY?
The son is asking about the monetary price of a wedding, but the
father has answered ironically, implying that he is suffering as a
consequence of getting married.
QUESTION - Do you think you will get married some day? Why? Why not?
Retrieved from Woodward English
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